Massage Therapy Benefits

[Gradstudent78]

Hello all,
I have chronic bach pain and was wondering about the benefits of massage therapy. I went in to get a massage last week and the person doing it said I was really tight all over. If I wanted to loosen up how much massage therapy would be beneficial? Once a week, twice a week, etc. Basically at what point do you see diminishing returns? Thank you.
-Grad

[rookie]

My wife used to get them weekly. It was like the more she did it the more she needed it. I go monthly. Not as much for back pain as just stress relief but my complaints about my back have definately diminished.

[UConnJulie]

Probably depends upon the type of massage being done and the skill of the massage therapist.

If you are tight, doing some stretching will also help ...