Restore Mobility & Relieve Pain · Auburn Hills, MI
Restore Mobility & Relieve Painin Auburn Hills, MI.
Auburn Hills residents have a short drive to Thera Performance Lab. About 15 minutes via Squirrel Rd north or I-75 to M-24. We work with the Oakland University athletic and student community, professionals from the Auburn Hills tech and automotive corridor, combat athletes from area gyms, and active adults across Auburn Hills, Pontiac, and the Squirrel Rd / Lapeer Rd corridor.
Thera Performance Lab is approximately 15 minutes from Auburn Hills via Squirrel Rd north or I-75. No referral needed. Same-day appointments available most weeks.
What this looks like
Pain relief and mobility work for active adults whose chronic or recurring pain hasn’t resolved with rest, chiropractic, traditional PT, or cortisone shots. We assess the entire kinetic chain to find the actual cause. Then build a targeted plan around it.
Stop managing pain. Find what’s actually causing it. And a precise plan to fix it.
Local context
Inside Auburn Hills.
Auburn Hills' patient population is shaped by three things: Oakland University, the corporate and tech corridor, and the combat-sports and strength-training scene. OU brings in collegiate athletes across NCAA Division I programs, intramural athletes, and faculty/staff who train year-round. The corporate population, Chrysler, FCA US, BorgWarner, and the dense tech and engineering campuses along Lapeer Rd. Shows up with thoracic spine, neck, and shoulder issues from desk-heavy work combined with weekend training loads. The combat-sports community (jiu-jitsu academies, MMA gyms, Muay Thai, and a strong wrestling-club presence) accounts for our growing flow of fight-prep and recovery cases. The Bald Mountain Recreation Area to the north and the Clinton River Trail through downtown Auburn Hills also bring in a steady runner and cyclist base.
Who we see from Auburn Hills
Common cases.
The most common Auburn Hills profile is the working professional who lifts, runs, or trains in combat sports through the week and brings in a chronic issue that's been building under desk hours. Thoracic spine and shoulder mobility. The upstream cause of most overhead-press and grappling shoulder pain. Is a recurring theme. Combat athletes (BJJ, MMA, wrestling) come in for pre-competition body work, post-injury return-to-train, and the chronic neck and hip issues that build across rotational sport. OU athletes and intramural players make up a steady stream of acute-injury rehab and performance-prep cases. The corporate professional population also drives a meaningful share of post-surgical and chronic-pain cases. Particularly for back, neck, and hip problems that didn't fully resolve through insurance-based treatment.
Modalities we use
The tools behind the work.
The RX2600 Therapeutic Robot
Sustained pressure, targeted heat, and controlled vibration that hands cannot replicate. The only RX2600 Therapeutic Robot in the region.
Read moreDry Needling
Thin filament needles release deep trigger points and restore movement faster than manual work alone.
Read moreManual Therapy
Joint mobilization and myofascial work delivered one-on-one with your therapist. No aides, no handoffs.
Read moreCupping Therapy
Negative-pressure therapy that decompresses tissue and breaks up adhesions limiting mobility.
Read moreSoft Tissue Mobilization
Hands-on release of trigger points and tight tissue around the joint or chain you’re working on.
Read moreElectrical Stimulation
Targeted neuromuscular activation to reduce pain and accelerate tissue recovery.
Read moreConditions we treat
The pain that brings you in.
Back Pain
Most back pain isn’t a back problem. It’s a hip, an ankle, or a thoracic spine that stopped moving.
Read moreNeck Pain
Pain in the neck usually starts upstream. At the shoulders, the thoracic spine, or how you load your jaw.
Read moreShoulder Pain
Shoulder pain that comes back after every fix usually starts at the thoracic spine, not the joint itself.
Read moreHip Pain
Your hip might be reacting to what your ankle isn’t doing. We trace it back to find the actual source.
Read moreKnee Pain
Knees show up where hips and ankles fail. We assess the whole chain. Not just the joint that’s complaining.
Read moreSciatica
Sharp, radiating pain through the leg. We find what’s compressing the nerve and resolve it at the source.
Read moreCommon questions
Questions worth asking.
Are you a good fit for OU students or staff dealing with sports injuries?
Yes. We work with collegiate-level athletes and intramural-active students alike. The cash-pay model means you don't need to navigate insurance coordination from out-of-state plans, and the kinetic chain framework is well-suited to athletes who train across multiple sports and need movement-pattern correction, not just symptom relief.
Do you work with combat-sports athletes from Auburn Hills gyms?
Yes. Combat-sports work is one of our growing case profiles. We do pre-competition body work for fighters preparing for bouts (mobility, recovery, kinetic chain prep), return-to-train rehab after injury, and the rotational and neck-mobility maintenance that BJJ, MMA, and wrestling demand. We have a working relationship with Victorious MMA in Troy.
I work in the Auburn Hills tech corridor and sit all day. Can you help with chronic neck and shoulder issues?
That's one of the most common patterns we treat. Desk-heavy work combined with weekend training is a setup for thoracic stiffness, anterior shoulder problems, and the neck and headache pain that follows. We treat the cause. The segments of the chain that have lost mobility. Not just the area where the pain shows up.
Why does my pain keep coming back?
Because the cause is somewhere other than where it hurts. Most pain that recurs after PT, chiropractic, or massage is being treated at the symptom site. The hip, the shoulder, the neck. The actual cause is upstream or downstream in the kinetic chain. Until that link is identified and addressed, the pain returns.
How is this different from physical therapy I’ve already tried?
Most clinics treat where it hurts. We assess the entire kinetic chain. Upper body and lower body together. To find why it hurts. Every session is one-on-one with our therapist. No aides, no handoffs, no protocol written for someone else’s body.
How long until I feel relief?
Many active adults report meaningful change after their first treatment session. Particularly with dry needling and the RX2600. Lasting relief depends on how compensatory the pattern is and how well you follow through on the corrective work between sessions.
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Thera Performance Lab
146 S. Broadway St., Suite 160
Lake Orion, MI 48362
Hours
Tuesday through Friday
8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
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