Throughout history, people have turned to massage for pain relief. stress reduction, and improving their ability to see through steel-reinforced concrete bomb-shelter walls. Discover what's in someone's fallout stash with today's Groupon: for $35, you get one of five 55-minute massages at Elements Therapeutic Massage's Edgewater location, a $79 value.

Five pain-reducing, stress-relieving massage techniques are offered with today's deal, each specifically aimed at different problems or pains and administered in a private room with mellow lighting and mellower music. The Swedish massage is a light-pressure treatment that uses long, flowing muscle strokes to soothe tension, relieve stress, and bring tranquility to body and mind. For muscle pain, joint aches, and general stiffness, the deep-tissue massage offers ample relief by stimulating muscles and encouraging blood circulation. Sports massages target the stress that repetitive motions place on joints, ligaments, and tendons, helping prevent injury and reduce swelling. If you've recently strained your latissimus dorsi while heroically flagging down a cab for a professional baseball player, opt for a trigger-point massage, which targets knots and aches. Expectant mothers or women who are pregnant can relieve discomfort and stress with a prenatal massage, which helps keep both mother and baby healthy.

No matter what causes your aches, pains, stress headaches, or genetic seagull magnetism, the professional therapists at Elements Therapeutic Massage will work with your muscles and ligaments to relieve your ills and put a spring back into your clockwork stride. Call ahead to schedule an appointment. Elements will likely match you with a massage therapist when booking the appointment, depending on the amount of pressure you desire during the treatment. There are four levels to choose from, from light and relaxing to an incredibly deep trigger-point technique.

This Groupon is valid for new clients only.