The Joint Chiropractic - South Orange Ave

Joel Manion, DC, MS, CSCS, joined The Joint Chiropractic team of holistic healthcare providers in 2019 with his arrival to LG Chiropractic Group, where he serves as the Director of Operations and Chiropractic Services. A graduate of University of Florida with a bachelor’s of science in exercise physiology, Dr. Joel received his doctorate of chiropractic from Logan University College of Chiropractic in Chesterfield, Mo.

“The thing I love most about being in the field is the power of the chiropractic adjustment,” he says, “the ability to improve a patient’s quality of life through chiropractic care.”

In addition to his role with The Joint, Dr. Joel serves as adjunct faculty at Palmer College of Chiropractic in Port Orange. A product of Orange Park, Dr. Joel worked previously in Peoria, Ill., as well as Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach Gardens, Miami, and Jacksonville.

“I enjoy the ability to provide chiropractic care to the masses and help continue to build The Joint brand in the communities we are serving,” he says.

In his spare time, Dr. Joel enjoys watersports, working out, and spending time with friends and wife Melissa. “We met in Jacksonville while she was managing a colleague and friend’s chiropractic office,” he says. “We share the same love for the chiropractic profession.”

His chiropractic journey was sparked by a first-hand experience.

“I was in a bad car accident in 2003 and referred over to a chiropractic physician in Memphis, Tenn.,” Dr. Joel says. “It was my first interaction with a chiropractor and went into it somewhat skeptical because I didn’t know a whole lot about the profession. Once I arrived at the office and realized how professional the doctor and the staff were, it was then I quickly became much more comfortable with the choice I had made.

“I was then blown away by how diligent and detailed the chiropractor was explaining my condition to me in a way that helped me understand how chiropractic care was going to not only improve my current status, but also how continued care would improve my overall quality of life. As I continued through the prescribed therapy plan, I realized how quickly the chiropractic adjustments were improving my pain levels and improving my overall quality of life. It was then that I made the conscious decision to research and apply to chiropractic college.”

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If he could bring together anyone from history to create the dinner party of his dreams, Dr. Joel would invite a group that could headline any convention of corporate CEOs. “I would include Howard Schultz because he is the genius mind behind the rapid expansion of the Starbucks brand,” he says. “Zig Ziglar because he is the original master at the art of sales. Tony Robbins because he is the ultimate speaker regarding personal persuasion and understanding self-improvement. Also, I would invite actor Gary Busey because of his prolific and crazy antics, but most importantly because of his famous one-liners in my favorite movie, Point Break.”

The coolest thing that Dr. Joel has ever done took place while he was on vacation. “I zip-lined on the longest and tallest zip line in the world over open ocean in Haiti,” he says. “What made it so cool was that I did this lying flat on my stomach traveling at speeds of up to 60 mph.”

Dr. Barry Sitkoff joined the joined the local network of holistic healthcare providers at The Joint Chiropractic in 2020. A graduate of the State University of New York at Stonybrook who earned a Bachelor of the Arts degree in English literature with a curriculum that was heavily weighted towards life sciences. "I always had a love for English literature, but also always knew that I wanted a career in the medical field so this was the best of both worlds for me." Dr. Barry got his Doctor of Chiropractic from New York Chiropractic College and also had extra training at ,what was then called, National Chiropractic College in Cox Flexion-Distraction technique by Dr. Cox himself. 

Dr. Barry was born and raised in New York and has lived in Florida since 1998 where he has worked in West Palm Beach, Fort Myers/Cape Coral, Lakeland, Haines City, Kissimmee, and Orlando. "I feel that the diversity of my work experience gives me a great understanding of the diverse culture in the state of Florida", He says. "I love living in Florida and serving the people of Florida. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.”

As with many Chiropractors, a first-hand experience led him down the path of Chiropractic. "When I was 16 years old, I was the front seat passenger of a car that was hit head on at 70 miles per hour by a drunk driver", he remembers. I woke up in the hospital lucky to be alive but with significant injuries that included multiple cervical and lumbar disc protrusions. Nothing the doctors or neurosurgeons were doing was helping and they were even talking about possible surgery at my young age. My mother then suggested that I see my friend’s father who was a Chiropractor. I didn't know what Chiropractic was at that point, but I was willing to try anything. The rest is history, Chiropractic gave me my life back and from that point on I knew that I would become a Chiropractor.

One of his favorite memories was spending time in the Caribbean while on break from Chiropractic College. "A friend of mine let some friends and I stay at his condominium in St. Maarten. From there we were able to charter a Catamaran and visit the local islands like Anguilla, St. Barthelemy and St. Kitts. It was so interesting to see how the culture on these islands varied even though they were so close in proximity", he recalls.

When he is not working Dr. Barry is a Certified Level 2 USA archery Coach and enjoys coaching Olympic Recurve Archery at his local middle school. He also loves camping, cooking, and working on cars. “People always ask, why are you fixing the car yourself? The truth is that I enjoy doing it and it relaxes me. The results are also immediate, taking something that wasn't working and fixing it is very satisfying" , he says. Dr. Barry also enjoys spending time with his wife and his two children as well as his German Shepard named Penny.

Dr. Nate Stegehuis joined the family of local healthcare providers at The Joint Chiropractic in 2019. A graduate of Central Michigan who earned a degree in exercise science, he got his doctor of chiropractic from Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida Campus.

Dr. Nate, as he prefers to be called, loves the hands-on nature of chiropractic. “The best thing about being a chiropractor is seeing patients achieve their goals,” he says. “It’s gratifying that I’m able to provide relief to patients with safe, effective treatments.”

He worked in Tampa and Jacksonville before coming to Orlando. “The people of Orlando have been very welcoming to me and our clinic,” he says. “I like that there is a wide variety of patient populations, which has helped me become a better clinician. Getting to work with professional athletes in the area has been fun as well, given my sports chiropractic background.”

Dr. Nate grew up near Detroit. When he’s not working, he enjoys spending time with his dog, a shiba inu named Lana, as well as kayaking and traveling.

First-hand experience led him down the chiropractic path. “Prior to getting out of the Army in 2012, I was working out at the brigade gym,” he says. “During a routine box jump, I felt a deep stabbing pain in my lower back. That minor event resulted in a herniation of my L5 disc. After rehabbing my low back, I began to feel better but would still occasionally feel burning sensations running into my leg and foot. I received my first chiropractic adjustment several years later, which made my back feel brand new. I knew if one adjustment could help me feel this good, then surely I could help others feel similar.”

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Hot sauce is one thing Dr. Nate also keeps in his refrigerator: “I like my food spicy.”

If he could bring together any four people from history, Dr. Nate would lean heavily on his passion for sports and send invitations to retired Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew, wrestler Chris Jericho, and former UFC analyst and current podcaster Joe Rogan. “These guys are some of my favorite personalities in the worlds of sports and entertainment and I feel it would be a very entertaining evening having the four of them in one spot,” he says.

Dr. Nate’s time in the military was an extraordinary experience. “For a year, I was basically the town doctor of this small village in southern Afghanistan because I was the only one in the immediate vicinity with any medical training,” he says. “Villagers would come in for treatment and even bring their children for checkups.

“Riding in the Chinook helicopters overlooking the mountains in Afghanistan was also a breathtaking experience I’ll always remember.”

Dr. Dwight White joined the family of local healthcare providers at The Joint Chiropractic in 2020 with his arrival at the Winter Park clinic location. A graduate of University of South Florida with a bachelor’s of science degree in health sciences and a minor in psychology, he received his doctorate of chiropractic from Palmer College.

“The thing I like best about being in the chiropractic field is being able to change people’s lives through chiropractic care,” he says. “I also really enjoy being able to meet all kinds of people.”

Dr. Dwight, as he likes his patients to call him, previously worked in Weston and Boca Raton. Born and raised in Gainesville, he enjoys working out, discovering new music, and finding new places to eat in his spare time.

His family right now is an extremely energetic beagle named Foster.

His choice to pursue chiropractic as a career path was validated based on some first-hand experience.

“When I was a child, I suffered a head trauma that left me with migraines and headaches,” Dr. Dwight recalls. “I tried different methods for relief with no change. I tried chiropractic while also studying chiropractic and saw a major reduction in symptoms for the first time. Now I rarely experience migraines or headaches at all.”

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Dr. Dwight says the one thing he always keeps handy in his refrigerator is milk: “I have to keep milk in the fridge for my cereal. I cannot go without my cereal.”

If he could bring together any four persons from history for a dream dinner, he would bring together the worlds of sports and entertainment by including rapper Wiz Khalifa, actor Hugh Jackman, soccer star Lionel Messi, and singing icon Michael Jackson.

Some of Dr. Dwight’s most thrilling moments took place while attending Division 2A Shorter College, where he ran track and field. “I was a sprinter,” he says, “and a two-time All-American.” He ran the 400 meters, the 4x400, and the 4x200.