The Blooming Lotus, Glenview

The Marvelous Back Attack sounds like a mischievous superhero in a comic book, but at The Blooming Lotus, it's something much better: a therapeutic massage. Blending elements of hot-stone massage, shiatsu, and cupping, it's designed to annihilate the stress and tension people hold in their backs.

And to boot, the licensed massage therapists boast many more styles in their arsenals. They relieve aches and stress with Swedish and relaxation massages, and address more specific pains with a variety of targeted modalities. For example, they treat migraines with craniosacral therapy, soothe pregnancy woes with prenatal massage, and rehab injuries with sports massage for athletes and full-contact chess players. Along the way, the therapist tailors each one to the client's specific pains and preferences.