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"There are massages that are done surrounded by candles with gentle strokes that lull you into bliss. Then there are the other kind--the old school, hardcore, dig-until-you-get-the-tightness-out type. And thanks to a knot the size of...something really big and knotty (it&amp;#x27;s early, cut me a break), I set out earlier this week to find get my first massage of the second category. And here&amp;#x27;s my report:First, I did a little searching--although I&amp;#x27;ve been to countless spas over the years, for this sucker I felt I needed the kind of no-frills, no-mercy massage I&amp;#x27;ve only ever read about. And a few seconds with Google turned up the name of the place that charges $25 for 30 minutes&amp;amp;#8212;a bargain! Plus, the reviews promised lots of pressure and overwhelmingly, people felt that their hardest knots were no match for the therapists. Perfect. I had found the place. And holy cow. My therapist used her elbows to dig, dig, dig into my back, finding not only the monster knot in my left shoulder but two others in the process (one in my neck and another in my lower back on the right side). Moving in little circles, she increased pressure as she went, declaring war on the tightness underneath. And I&amp;#x27;m not going to lie, it wasn&amp;#x27;t entirely pleasant. I winced a few times. And for a few minutes there, I actually decided she might be evil and wanted to challenge her to a physical fight. But it passed--she was doing this for my own good, after all. So was it worth it? Well, the poor lady definitely had her work cut out for her, and she conquered the two other knots she found. But that one in my shoulder? It&amp;#x27;s still sitting there as I type this. In fact, it says hi. I don&amp;#x27;t blame the therapist though. If anyone could have done it, it would have been her with her pointy, pointy elbows. Any of you ever gotten a massage like this? Would you? Or do you like your massages a bit less hardcore? Related: * What to expect at your first professional massage * The phenomenon of post-massage soreness * Petra&amp;#x27;s adventure in prenatal rundowns *** More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage Photos: Hemera Technologies/Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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