Oooooh, massage. Even better, oooooh, hot stone massage. Recipe for turning a person into a puddle of happy goodness.
It does depend a lot on the type of massage. I had one of those deep-tissue massages on one of our cruises, to deal with muscle aches from carrying too much luggage (travel backpacks should not weigh 40 lbs, and if they do, should not be worn over one shoulder). And was so busy trying not to scream and/or convulse from the pain, there was no way I'd relax. But it did what it was supposed to do, which is release the deep muscle cramps so my spine would stop getting pulled out of alignment.
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It does depend a lot on the type of massage. I had one of those deep-tissue massages on one of our cruises, to deal with muscle aches from carrying too much luggage (travel backpacks should not weigh 40 lbs, and if they do, should not be worn over one shoulder). And was so busy trying not to scream and/or convulse from the pain, there was no way I'd relax. But it did what it was supposed to do, which is release the deep muscle cramps so my spine would stop getting pulled out of alignment.