Fortitude Health Vic Park

10/03/2026

23/02/2026

Exciting news, team! 🌟 Over the past few weeks, we’ve been leveling up big time at what was once BOLT Chiropractic. Starting today, we’re thrilled to introduce our fresh new name: Fortitude Health! 💪
We’ve also welcomed the incredible Shawn How Tow—an experienced chiropractor and new owner—to the crew, bringing even more expertise to help you thrive.
And for our OG clients, we’ve relocated upstairs to the vibrant Mindbody Lounge—don’t worry, Dr. Rob will be moving upstairs with us! This move is a game-changer, unlocking access to expanded modalities and a gym setup coming soon! 🏋️‍♂️ We’re buzzing with energy about this transition and can’t wait to support your wellness journey like never before.
Drop a 🔥 if you’re as pumped as we are! Book your spot today at Fortitude Health.

09/08/2021

🎉 New Blog Post 🎉

Why Does My Knee Hurt?

This blog will introduce you to some common causes of knee pain.

Let us know if you can relate to any of them!

15/07/2021

😎HOW CAN YOU IMPROVE JOINT HEALTH?😎
These general tips can be applied to all ages!
✖️Maintain your ideal weight
✖️Keep moving! Motion is lotion for joints, and movement eases joint stiffness and pain
✖️Do resistance training. Your cartilage responds well to being under load, within reason, so never lifting weights may be worse for your joint health
✖️Eat anti-Inflammatory foods, such as olive oil, green leafy vegetables, nuts like almonds and walnuts, fatty fish, fruits, and herbs such as ginger and turmeric
✖️Expose your joints to full range of motion. For example, don't avoid squatting to full depth and don't avoid moving your spine into all its ranges of motion

05/07/2021

🎉 New Blog Post 🎉

How to treat Sciatica?

This new blog goes into depth on how sciatica would typically be managed and treated.

Check it out! Link in bio 😁

24/05/2021

😎HOW TO STAY ON TOP OF YOUR PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE AND PREVENT INJURIES😎

Injuries occur due to many different mechanisms but these general rules can be applied to injury prevention:

✖️Don't get complacent with warming up! Warming up with dynamic stretches and specific exercises will get your muscles firing and your nervous system prepared.

✖️Recover well! Sleep well, eat well and cultivate a positive frame of mind before maxing out on your workouts.

✖️Share the load throughout your whole body to allow for recovery. Avoid the 'arm day erry day' approach. Tendons especially need more time to recover than muscles.

✖️Lift with good technique and seek professional advice if you are inexperienced with certain lifts or training modalities.

✖️After big workouts make sure to stretch, foam roll or go for recovery walks or swims; a warm shower won't always cut it!

17/05/2021

🎉 New Blog Post 🎉

What is Sciatica?

Have you heard or experienced Sciatica and wanted to know what it is and what causes it?

Check out our latest blog by Dr Rob! Link in bio 😁

10/05/2021

😎HOW CAN YOU DECREASE HEALING TIME AFTER AN INJURY?😎

All injuries are different but these general rules can be applied to most injuries

✖️Daily activity. Keep the joints and muscles moving. This helps the body jump nutrients and metabolites in and out of the affected area, restores function to the area and reduces deconditioning
✖️Reducing load. Decreasing healing time also includes not making things worse. So keep moving BUT deload. This means lift less or modify the activity
✖️Dietary habits. Eating whole foods vs processed foods can reduce the bodies inflammation and potentially reduce healing time
✖️Alcohol. Although a few drinks may not be bad for you, reducing or eliminating alcohol is likely reducing healing time post injury
✖️Health care professional. Getting treatment can help the injured tissue recover faster and more optimally. Managed rehab will also help the healing process and reduce to risk of re-injury

If you want help with recovering from an injury get in touch to see how we can help! Link to our website is in the bio 🤗

03/05/2021

🎉New Blog Post🎉

How much do you really know about Low Back Pain?

Check out Dr Dylan’s latest blog on how lower back pain can develop and what you can do when it strikes!

Link in bio 👆🏼👆🏼

30/04/2021

😎OUR GUT😎

Most of us know how vital our gut health is for keeping alert and losing excess fat, but these are some fun facts you may not have heard of...
✖️ Roughly 70% of our immune system is located with in the gut.
✖️ If spread flat your digestive system would cover a tennis court.
✖️ The acid in your stomach is strong enough to burn your skin
✖️ Stomach cancer was No. 1 in the 1940s, now it’s No. 8
✖️ Most people with “gluten intolerance” don’t have celiac disease
✖️ Prebiotics seem to be more effective for gut health compared to probiotics

What have you been doing to take extra care of your gut health?

19/04/2021

🎉New Blog Post🎉

Can You Have Arthritis In Your Neck?

Check out Dr Rob’s latest blog on how cervical osteoarthritis develops and some of the symptoms and treatment options you could expect.

Link in bio 👆🏼👆🏼

14/04/2021

😎DO YOU TRAIN YOUR FEET?😎

A simple way to train your feet is to walk, run or lift with barefeet or minimalist shoes.

Here are some of the benefits:
✖️ Strengthens and builds the intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the foot
✖️ It may improve balance and proprioception. Going barefoot activates the smaller muscles in the feet, ankles and legs that are responsible for better balance and coordination
✖️ Runners will learn to land on the forefoot or midfoot rather then the heel. Landing on the heel causes unnecessary braking and impact forces on every stride
✖️ Barefoot running seems to reduce stride length and ground contact time while increasing stride frequency. These are signs of good running efficiency

Cons:
✖️ Lifting weights in no shoes or minimalist shoes is fairly safe, though running and walking in the same manner can be quite a shock to the feet and require a slow adaptation phase
✖️ Under Conditioned feet can initially feel overworked. This could lead to injuries such as achilles tendonitis, stress fractures or calf strain

Take home message is try kicking the shoes off while working out but be very cautious when transitioning to barefoot or minimalist shoe running!