Unlike spa-style massage more generally, therapeutic massage--and the sub-field of sports massage--include those forms of massage geared for health management and rehabilitation. Massage therapists must be able to diagnose and treat muscle, soft tissue, and joint disorders. Many, many programs offer training in professional therapeutic massage, leading to diplomas, A.S. degrees or, more rarely, a bachelor's degree. Specialized forms of massage, like Rolfing, have their own training institutes.
Many massage schools include sports massage classes within their more generic massage degree programs. In fact, it's hard to find a massage therapy program that doesn't have at least one unit on sports massage. Today, however, it's possible to get a degree or 200-hour advanced certificate in Orthopedic and Sports Massage. The latter covers topics like inflammation and soft tissue trauma, neurovascular compression syndromes, and upper and lower extremity injuries-- topics essential to athletics and sports massage.
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