When a massage therapist or business refers to medical massage verses just massage therapy they are generally distinguishing between a deep tissue, injury treatment or sports massage verses a relaxation, swedish or spa massage. The intention of the massage is different.
Calico (in British usage since 1505[1]) is a plain-woven textile made from unbleached and often not fully processed cotton. It may contain unseparated husk parts, for example. The fabric is far less fine than muslin, but less coarse and thick than canvas or denim, but it is still very cheap owing to its unfinished and undyed appearance.
1 The Calico Cat is essentially is a tortoiseshell coat pattern with added white sections. 2  They are white, but with red and brown patches. 3  They differ from the Tortie Cat in that the black patches are solid, but like the Tortie, the coat pattern can also include tabby markings in the red patches.