Dr. Danaca Janiszeski
Founder & CEO
Hey there, I'm Dr. Danaca Janiszeski, Founder of Align Family Chiropractic!
My journey with Chiropractic started when I was a little girl. My mom always struggled with debilitating migraines, headaches and neck pain. It wasn't until she saw a Chiropractor that she finally got relief from her debilitating migraines and neck pain. Chiropractic adjustments helped my mom’s body heal. My mom was fascinated by her results, so she quickly decided her kids would benefit from chiropractic too. I have been getting adjustments for as long as I can remember. I fell in love with health and wellness, and chiropractic was a natural career choice. I want to help people like my mom regain their health, reduce a dependency on medications, and avoid surgery.”
After attending South Dakota State University, I chose Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington, MN to complete my Education.
After graduation I knew I wanted to return to my hometown of Tyler, MN and I started Align Family Chiropractic in January of 2018. The truth is, community is everything to me and creating a space to truly care for my neighbors is something I take great pride in. Every decision I have made for Align Family Chiropractic has been based on how we can best serve the families in our neighborhood and I truly believe that’s what has led to us becoming our community’s go-to team of trusted family health experts.
Outside the Office:
When Dr. Danaca is not in the office, she loves spending time with her husband, Kole and their daughters, Kennedy & Natalie. Dr. Danaca enjoys spending time outdoors, reading about and researching health topics, infrared sauna, shopping and spending time with family and friends.
Melanie Thooft
Patient Care
Melanie, a/k/a Dr. Danaca’s amazing mother, has been a team member at Align Family Chiropractic every step of the way. She has a true passion for health & wellness and loves sharing her knowledge & research with our patients. She’s able to connect with them on such a deep level and her caring heart is quite evident. Having good health and being active has always been very important to Melanie. She often asks herself, “cruise ship or nursing home?” It’s safe to say she would prefer taking the cruise ship route! Eating healthy and getting adjusted regularly will help her work toward this lifelong goal of hers. As a child, Melanie experienced excruciating headaches. She tried many different avenues to alleviate the headaches, but it wasn’t until she found chiropractic care, that she actually noticed improvement. Melanie also noticed that the adjustments gave her added energy and helped her quality of life.
Prior to joining AFC, Melanie has had many different roles. She graduated from SMSU with a degree in business/education and taught Early Childhood Education at RTR for 22 years. She loved the children’s excitement to learn and their abundance of energy. Melanie truly made a difference in the lives of many students. Raising four children and teaching was a great balance for her. Once her children started leaving for college, Melanie & her husband Bob decided it was time for her to be home more, so she could help on their family farm full time. They have two daughters who are now Chiropractors, and their two sons are engineers – the oldest farms with them.
When Melanie’s daughter, Dr. Danaca decided to open AFC in their hometown of Tyler, she was extremely excited to help her with her new business. Melanie feels blessed to be a part of the AFC team, and her greatest reward is seeing patients receive such great results. Melanie’s greatest joy is spending time with her family and grandchildren. She loves going for walks, reading, researching natural health, camping & boating, and cooking & baking. She is an excellent cook & loves to experiment with new recipes.
Kole Janiszeski
Patient Care
Meet Kole!
Kole is married to Dr. Danaca and is her biggest supporter. He is the behind the scenes of a lot of the projects at the office and you will often see him at the front desk. Kole loves being a girl dad to his girls Kennedy and Natalie. When not in the office you will find him doing anything involving the outdoors.
Katie Krier
Patient Care
Meet Katie!
Katie and her beautiful family have been patients of Dr. Danaca for years and we are excited to have Katie here on Tuesdays. She has had life changing results with Chiropractic care and is one of the most loyal and sweetest people you will ever meet. We love her and know you will too!
Katie and her husband, Kolyn, live on a farm outside Lake Shaokatan with their 5 children. Hadley (19), Joeve (17), Keithen (12), Kolten (9) and Kinner (4).