The practice of massage therapy dates back to the days of cave drawings and stone tools, and why not when it's such a natural, simple way to feel good? Before painkillers and muscle relaxers, there was only massage to treat the aches and pains we so readily medicate in Western society. Fortunately, the ancient art of massage has, in recent decades, return to form as a safe, healthy way to resuscitate those muscles and relax in general.