There has been talk of spas in New York offering a special Blackberry Massage to relieve the dreaded Blackberry thumb pain. As it turns out, this is more of a marketing ploy than a specific massage.

Peter Rojas of engadget decided to take a trip to the spa and get the massage. You can read his full story at the link below, but here's a clip.

"Well, it wasn't bad at all, but it didn't seem all that different or special than any other massage focusing primarily on the hands and arms -- it was just clever marketing to rebrand it as a "BlackBerry massage". Afterwards I did feel a lot better -- whatever pain I'd been having in my wrists and thumbs was gone (and hasn't come back) -- but I wouldn't necessarily recommend going out of your way to get a BlackBerry massage. If you're seeking some serious relief from thumboard-induced pain, you could just as easily ask any massage therapist to give your hands and arms some love (you know what I mean!)."