Did you know that Remedial Massage can be an important tool in a FIFO workers kit?
FIFO can be tough, and you hear all the media stories about it, but it can also be a fantastic way of life for some families.
This is where massage can become an important tool in your tool box.
Massage can help with:
- the adjustment from site to home
- the change of bed
- the change of hours: especially if coming off a swing of nights
- reduce those aches and pains from repetitive movement from multiple 12 hour shifts
- reduce stress
- and most importantly assist in the ability to relax and enjoy time with your family
How do I know this?
We have been a FIFO family on and off for over 20 years, and even lived in a mining town for a few years, so we know the benefits of the lifestyle, how it can work for us and how to make the most of it.
I understand the lifestyle, what it is like to work long hours on a mine and the tole it can have on you physically and mentally.
I have FIFO clients that prefer to have a massage as soon as they arrive in Perth, especially when coming off night shift. They have a massage then head home to bed. They find this to be the perfect way to help get back into normal life quickly.
Others prefer to have one on the day they fly out, to get themselves ready for the stint ahead. While some prefer it a couple days into their break. Everyone is different, however all have the same thing in common: they have come to understand the benefits of a regular massage.
Remedial Massage helps my FIFO clients in may ways and I would love to help you. If you are a FIFO worker then massage is the tool for you to keep doing what you are doing. It can help you to enjoy your downtime with less aches and pains, have better sleep, have the general ability to do more and improve your wellness.
You work hard so you deserve it.
To save time and book online go to: www.driftmassage.com.au
Belinda Hampson, a qualified Remedial Massage Therapist with her own business ‘Drift Remedial and Relaxation Massage’ in the Northern Beach Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. A beach loving mum of two active boys, two fur babies and a loving husband who has Pilbara dirt in his veins from over 20 years in a FIFO mining career.
Like adults, children of all ages can benefit both physically and mentally from massage.
Both of my boys have enjoy playing football (Aussie Rules) over this winter and both started to complain about heel pain, through palpation I noticed that both boys, who have had growth spurts (still struggling with the fact my 13, now 14 year old is taller than me!) had tight hip flexors, hamstrings and calves. Through regular massage I have been able to release the tightness, reduce their pain and prevent injury. I even sent Will to school the other day with Rock Tape on his legs for his inter-school athletics training to help reduce the tightness in those muscles.
During last years footy season I had been privileged to be able to volunteer my massage services to a year 9’s footy team, with release and recovery massage after training and sports massage before their final game – which they won yay!