"I had a good, long sleep that night. It was awesome," he recalled.

Now, he receives treatment once every seven days, having a massage session early in the week. "The treatment makes me feel really good for the rest of the week, which helps me rush back to the office and tackle my work," he said.

He has met many young people waiting in line for treatment, and he said people like him resemble an electric car that needs to be "charged" in the hospital once a week, so they have enough energy to return to work.

"I think young people suffer from so many physical conditions, which are not just caused by their living habits — the endless work and all kinds of chores at home can also aggravate these problems. In the massage hospital, we can take a break from everything," he said.

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