But does science matter to me?

Scientific studies showing the benefits of massage are irrelevant to almost everyone, especially you.

The only thing that matters to you, really matters to you, is how massage makes you feel. Do you feel better after a massage than you did before it? Did it relieve your pain? Did it enhance your mood? Did it improve your health? The fact that frequent massage caused pre-term infants to gain weight and leave the hospital sooner is wonderful but it doesn’t mean massage will do anything for you.

Everyone’s body is unique and everyone, meaning you, experiences massage as an experiment of one. To know how regular massage really affects you, you have to experience it first hand. You have to put it to the test. And the best way to test it is with a daily massage.