Only once or twice, but that person had no idea what they were doing.

When that happens, that means they didnt do it right. Personally, I would rather my husband not do a "deep" massage, and just put some pressure when he rubs the massage oils in. I have seen instances where people tried to give a deep massage, and ended up aggravating something because they do not know what they are doing. I am not a massage therapist, but I know one.

Each time I've had a massage, something has felt better, and something felt worse. After the last time I went (to a professional), I ended up with a sore hamstring that persisted for months.

The first time I had a really deep tissue shoulder massage, I was very sore afterward due to the heavy backpacks I had been carrying around that weekend. I was sore for several days after.

Ive heard that, it must have been deep.

It could have been that you had too much deep tissue, but more than likely you did not drink enough water to flush the accumulated salts and other toxins, which massage helps release from your muscles, out of your body. If you don't drink lots of water you can experience a sort of toxic backlash. It does happen. I have massage every week and have been doing so for a decade. My therapist always tells me to make sure I come in fully hydrated and continue to hydrate all day.

Massage alone can be dehydrating.

I can only say it's the same feeling I get a day or 2 after a good workout. Just a general soreness but nothing that feels super painful or broken. I figure working the muscles that way may have them react as they would if I had worked out.

And I agree with Redboxbaby- you have to drink water (6-8 glasses) to help your system flush out the lactic acid and other muscle waste products.

Yeah, but only once. I went to a girl who didn't have much experience, and she actually aggravated my sciatica - and on the side that doesn't usually bother me! (I don't know how she managed that.) Usually I feel sooo much better! (I never went to that girl again.)