Sports Massage Questions 

Sports Massage is tool which Physiotherapists/Sports Therapists or masseuses use to treat around acute injuries, chronic injuries, chronic pain, muscle sourness and relaxation. It manipulates the muscles in such a way that is helps aid recovery and generate blood flow to the focused areas.

Sports massage can be performed with or without clothes on. If you were having one for instance after or before a sports event you would most likely be having your clothes on and the therapist would be using techniques which can be done whilst clothes are on. Where as if it where in a clinical environment you would most likely be down to your pants with a towel covering you.

It is not support to be painful. Its meant to be a mixture between relaxation and discomfort. So the muscles are worked to the point where it is doing good to them and the therapist works to the clients needs whilst using pressure at times.

Both names mean the same thing. Deep tissue Massage is Sports massage.

There are not different types of sports massage, more so different styles and techniques used for different purposes yes. Such as Active release techniques/Trigger pointing which is manipulations or effleurage which would be more relaxing and focused on lymphatic drainage.