Your probably going to get more out of the strengthening exercises the therapist gives you as compared to the massage. I always found that was just a nice bonus at the end of a therapy session...especially if they are good looking.

You may want to see how much your insurance covers in regards to the therapy sessions. You can probably save a lot of money by saying you just want to do a condensed version where you do most of the work on your own and then just come in for evaluations/massage. I always found it stupid that I got charged to come in and do exercises in front of someone when I could just do the same work at home.