Recovery and performance care helps you heal from hard work, pain or surgery and get back to what you love. It is for athletes, active adults and anyone who wants to move well. We offer it at Transcending Health, 1445 Rio Road East in Charlottesville, VA. If you want short-course, hands-on recovery care, we are a local choice in Charlottesville. We use hands-on care, movement coaching and recovery tools. We start with your goals and help you pick the right services.
You may be bouncing back from hard training, surgery, long-term pain or strain. Or you may just want to move well as you age. Either way, how you recover matters.
We mix recovery tools, bodywork, acupuncture, corrective exercise and mobility training. Each one helps your body heal, adapt and work well again.
This page links our main recovery services. Use it to find the best place to start.
Ease soreness and move more freely. Help your body heal so you can keep up your best work.
Sports Recovery →Once your doctor clears you, we help with stiff joints, scar tissue and lost strength. You can move with trust again.
Post-Surgery Recovery →Build strength, balance and good posture. Feel sure of how you move for years to come.
Personal Training →You often heal faster when we work on many things at once. That means your tissue, blood flow, mobility and strength. It also means your stress levels and daily habits.
SoftWave Therapy uses sound waves. It may help blood flow and ease sore muscles, tendons and joints.
Explore SoftWave Therapy →Massage can ease tight muscles and help blood flow. It helps you heal and move with more ease.
Massage Therapy →Deep tissue massage works on long-held tension and sports soreness. It can help with pain and stiff spots too.
Deep Tissue Massage →Acupuncture may help ease pain and stress. It may also help blood flow and calm your body.
Acupuncture →Corrective exercise helps you get strong and steady again. It builds balance, posture and trust in how you move.
Corrective Exercise →Pain relief care helps with the aches and stiffness that can hold you back.
Pain Relief →Each person heals in their own way. Our goal is to help you feel better, move better and do more with ease.
It is for athletes, active adults, post-surgery clients, former athletes, busy professionals, and anyone who wants to reduce pain, improve movement, and perform better in daily life.
The best starting point depends on your goals. Sports recovery, SoftWave Therapy, massage, acupuncture, and corrective exercise can all be combined into a personalized plan.
With proper medical clearance, recovery care may support stiffness, mobility, strength rebuilding, circulation, and confidence after surgery.
Improving mobility, tissue quality, strength, movement mechanics, and recovery habits may help reduce the patterns that contribute to recurring aches and overuse issues.
Is pain, stiffness, surgery or hard training holding you back? We can help you build a plan made just for you.
Pick the place to start that fits where you are. You can prepare before surgery or rebuild after it. You can also plan a safe return to sport after an injury.