A sore back is often the result of days spent hunching over keyboards or playing catch with wet bags of flour. Get back in the game with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options

• $39 for a peppermint foot scrub and massage (a $90 value)
• $59 for a mud wrap and massage (a $140 value)

For both options, a massage therapist spends 60 minutes kneading the back to loosen curmudgeonly knots. Depending on the package, the specialist either prefaces the massage with a peppermint-infused foot scrub or envelops the body in two layers of soil. The 30-minute mud wrap detoxifies and hydrates the body and re-creates the bride of Swamp Thing.

Monkey Bizness

With services entitled "top banana," "Tarzan's escape," and "big kahuna," Monkey Bizness eschews the idea that spa services need to be serious. While retaining the calm ambiance of a day spa, Monkey Bizness infuses its treatments with a playful spirit. Aestheticians use expert banana-peeling technique to exfoliate outer facial tissues and reveal the supple, potassium-rich flesh underneath. Stylists groom hairdos to reflect the client's specifications. When bundled into spa packages, services such as facials, massages, and spa mani-pedis often accompany a tasty lunch from Cardigan's. Lime-green walls frame the salon, and arched doorways lead to private treatment rooms lacquered in red.