I am one of those people that does NOT like massages. I have never been able to put my finger on why. I went in with lower back pain from working out. I wasn't able to run for a month and half, for me that was similar to sitting in a boring meeting looking at the door wanting to walk out, but knowing you can't. After my massage, I am able to run. I still don't like massages, but I may do a 30 minute massage in the future.