The Great Pain of Sports Massage!

Had a sports massage after work tonight - a real sports massage! Deep crunching of knots in the back, and rolling the ITB and quads - hurt like crazy but feels so good afterwards! Two litres of water and I feel as though I've had a workout - rest in the morning and then stretch and abs tomorrow night.  I must remember to have massages on a more regular basis - like diet and exercise, massage and stretching is an essential part of the fitness regime.  I mean real massage, not fluffy go to sleep massage!