I just had the worst massage session ever yesterday with a massage therapist initial R. Why it was my worst session you ask? \n1. This massage therapist does not know muscle physiology. He has strength, I give him that but does not have technique to relax a muscle or to perform deep tissue massage. I ask for that technique but he just gave me more strength. \n2. I feel he's trying to rush the session. Very rough on my body and definitely not relaxing. \n3. Very rough hands for a massage therapist. Even with the oil used in the session, my skin felt like it was scrubbed with sand paper. \n4. He puts he light setting so bright, my eyes were watery because of it. Opposite of relaxing. He only dims the light on the last 15 min on my 80 min session. \n5. His stomach keeps gurgling. He didn't apologized for it or ask to be excused an d it's just unpleasant to hear it while you're trying to relax. \n6. I notified him where the most sore spots in my body but since I guess he doesn't know muscles, he just put pressure with his palm and that's it. No specific pressure in sore muscle or anything like that. (How can he pass his certification?)\n7. The day after my massage session, my body feels even more sore compared to before my session. \n8. Also, being a girl, I would've appreciate if you ask first before you massage and mess up my hair during a massage session. \nThe only good thing about my session is that he gave me a couple chocolates after the massage was over. \nHopefully my next massage session won't be this bad. I'll definitely ask for a different massage therapist.