Best of Boston
Best Massage
1997 Best Massage
Backworks Therapeutic Back Center
Boston
There's nothing more disappointing than a bad backrub. Go to Backworks, a clean, professional, and distinctly non-New Age storefront in the financial district. Ask for [...] read more»
1996 Best Massage, Shiatsu
Shu-Xian Yang
Cambridge
Shu-Xian's acupressure massage is updated to soothe and energize tired contemporary bodies; she also gives excellent advice on posture, nutrition, and exercise. read more»
1996 Best Massage, Swedish
Helen Cooper
Cambridge
Here's a masseuse who can diagnose your lifestyle ills just by feeling your muscles. A keyboard jockey? She can tell from those ropy tangles in [...] read more»
1995 Best Massage
Cathryn Moskow
If she's good enough for the aching legs and feet of the Boston Ballet, Moskow can surely handle the knot in your shoulders from hunching [...] read more»
1993 Best Massage
Backworks Therapeutic Back Center
Cambridge
No frills, no New Age music, just relief for aches and pains. read more»
1984 Best Massage
Chris Harnish, Back Bay Racquet Club
Boston
A gentle man but a deft masseur. read more»
1982 Best Massage
Martha Kirschenbaum
Cambridge
Although Kirschenbaum trained as a nurse, she believes she does more healing with her hands. "I started out giving backrubs to work my way through [...] read more»
1975 Best Massage
Ananda Massage Collective
Cambridge
By appointment only. A 1 1/2-hour pounding which will leave you as limp as spaghetti marinated in Adolph's. read more»