Queen Creek

Dr. Orlando Hubbell, DC

Dr. Orlando Hubbell has one of the best BackFit Health + Spine provider stories. He has always wanted to be a chiropractor. He even said it at his high school graduation. But as the saying goes: when we are busy making plans, life happens.

He graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor’s in Exercise Science in 1999. After undergrad, he worked for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in Scottsdale as an Exercise Specialist. This was under the Diabetes Prevention Program.

Dr. Hubbell was also working as a personal trainer at Life Time Fitness. While there, he met Dr. Yasmin Rahimi who encouraged him to apply at BackFit as an Exercise Therapist. Dr. Hubbell then worked for four years at BackFit helping patients with physical rehabilitation.

In 2011, a family member, who also was at his high school graduation reception, asked if he was a chiropractor yet. Dr. Hubbell was once again challenged to fulfill his lifelong dream. With the support of his family, he applied and was accepted to Palmer College of Chiropractic- West in San Jose, California.

Dr. Hubbell was an active student while attending Palmer College. He served as a member of the Palmer Sports Council, promoting chiropractic care at local Bay Area sporting events. Dr. Hubbell was also a Campus Guide for Palmer, helping new and prospective students feel welcome.

Finally in March 2015, Dr. Hubbell graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic and earned his Doctorate of Chiropractic. With the vote of the Palmer Clinical Professors, he also won the coveted Clinical Excellence Award. This award is given to the one student per graduating class who exemplifies the highest standard of chiropractic care.

It took him some time, but he is now one of the most beloved chiropractors at BackFit. Since graduating, he has used his years of experience to help thousands of patients with medical conditions regain form, function, and balance. Dr. Hubbell is proud and honored to be back with the multidisciplinary medical health care team at BackFit providing chiropractic treatment.

Dr. Orlando Hubbell grew up in St. Michaels, Arizona on the Navajo Reservation. He is an enrolled member of the Diné Nation. His maternal clan is ‘Áshįįhi (Salt People) and his paternal clan is Dibéłizhinií (Black Sheep). He gives special thanks to his college sweetheart and wife, Jennifer, and his wonderful son, Ethan, for all their love and support.

Education
• ASU
• Palmer College of Chiropractic West

Degrees
• Bachelor’s in Exercise Science
• Doctor of Chiropractic

Licenses, Certifications, Affiliations
• Arizona Board of Chiropractic Examiners
• National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE)

Treatments Provided
• Active Release Technique
• Chiropractic
• Diagnostic X-Ray
• Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM)
• Physical Medicine Modalities and Therapeutic Procedures (PMMTP)
• Spinal Decompression

Dr. Maria Hertzog, DAcHM, L.Ac

Dr. Maria Hertzog, DAcHM, L.Ac, CHN, is a Doctor of Acupuncture that has a passion to educate her patients on how to be their own advocate for their overall health. She has extensive knowledge in acupuncture focusing in pain management and received her Doctorate in Acupuncture specializing in Herbal Medicine at Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture in Phoenix, Arizona in 2022. She also received her certificate as a holistic nutritionist from Energetic Health Institute (2021) and a Bachelors in Health Science from Arizona State University (2015). Her goal is to use scientific-based integrative medicine to help her patients live the best life they can.

In her free time, Dr. Maria enjoys traveling, spending time with family and friends, walking her dog and going to the gym!

Education
• Arizona State University
• Energetic Health Institute
• Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture

Degrees
• Bachelor’s in Health Sciences
• Certificate in Holistic Nutrition
• Doctorate of Acupuncture

Licenses, Certifications, Affiliations
• Arizona Acupuncture Board of Examiners
• Asian Medicine and Acupuncturists of Arizona
• National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)

Treatments Provided
• Acupuncture
• Cupping
• Gua sha
• Nutritional Advice

Dr. Katie Regione, DNP, FNP-BC

• Your Background:
  • Katressa Regione DNP, FNP-BC
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice, Family Nurse Practitioner- Board Certified
  • The University if Arizona – Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Northern Arizona University – Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN), and Central Arizona College – Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN)
  • English
• Your Expertise:
  • Licenses, certifications, and professional affiliations: I have my APRN license with the state of Arizona, I am an ANCC board certified family nurse practitioner, and I also have a rural health certificate from the University of Arizona which provides me with special insight to the needs of rural health communities as well as tele-medicine.
• Your Journey:
  • What drew you to this profession?: I am passionate about people. I understand that for a long time, healthcare has been viewed as a profession that didn’t actually care about people. My hope is to show my patients that I care and they deserve to be heard.
  • Where and what was your internship/fellowship like?: I spent my clinical residency at a rural health clinic in Arizona City, Az. These patients didn’t have an urgent care or major hospital within an hour of them in any direction. I was privileged enough to be able to provide primary care services to a vulnerable population. I had the opportunity to treat patients with chronic issues such as COPD, HTN, and DM. As well as getting the opportunity to treat acute issues like placing sutures, providing joint injections, taking x-rays, and much more. I was blessed enough to get to see anything that walked through the door at this clinic, and I am extremely thankful for all that I had the opportunity to learn during my clinical residency.
  • Any volunteer work you’ve done: I have frequently volunteered with the Genesis Project in Apache Junction, Arizona. Where I worked with wonderful men and woman to provide hot meals to those in need.
  • New treatment approaches you’ve learned since graduating: Since graduating I have become proficient in trigger point injections as well as practices related to plasma rich protein.
  • What influenced you to start working at BackFit?: Backfit offers a unique and holistic approach to their patients that allows multiple members of an interdisciplinary team to work collaboratively to meet the needs of our patients. Backfit has a backbone of core values that center around meeting the needs of every patient that walks through the clinic door. I am excited to work with multiple experts in their various fields and eager to provide specialty and primary care services to our patients.
• A Touch of Personality:
  • 1-3 hobbies or interests you’re passionate about: I love to read, the thriller genre is my favorite. I am a collector of numerous items such as enamel pins, comic books, and popcorn buckets to name a few, and I am an avid Marvel and Star Wars fan.
  • Other favorite things you enjoy outside of work: I love to spend time with my family and I am always ready to take a trip to Disneyland if the opportunity presents itself.