Active Life Chiropractic Center

I’m very glad I was referred to Dr. Magale and the team at Active Life Chiropractic. The comprehensive review prior to my first adjustment really helped me see issues I didn’t even realize I had. Now I can see additional benefits that have made a difference in my daily life. All of the staff at Active Life are very nice and you feel as though they really care about your enhanced quality of life. I would highly recommend if you really want to see improvement and are willing to put in the effort.

Thanks to Dr. Magale I have no more back pain. The people there are nice and professional. Chiropractic, message therapy, strength training. They have it all.

I’m an ongoing customer. I’ve now added resistance training to the mix. Dr. Magale recommended I try Dustin, their on site trainer. They team up to customize my fitness program. Dustin has me in the best shape ever. He mixes up my workouts and always gets me to do more than I think I can accomplish. If you have any interest in strength training, I highly recommend book a consultation with him now.

I have been going to Active Life Chiropractic for over 3 years. Dr Magale is a fantastic chiropractor, strong yet gentle. Her staff is welcoming and very easy to work with.
I came in after a car accident and couldn’t even turn my head. she helped me heal from that and now I go every 2 weeks for maintenance and it just keeps everything healthy and moving the right way.
I can’t say enough about them. They are truly in the business of health and helping people be their optimal best.

I wanted to take the time to toss a big thank you to Lance and his staff at Active Life! I walked in feeling very uncertain about my neck, the pain I was having from years of training in the arts of Muay Thai and Boxing. Lance was confident and shot straight from the beginning about what was going on and mapped out a clear course of action. He brings passion to what he does and it shows in his ability to get you up and feeling better again. Active Life is a «High Five» type of place and that alone can turn the anxieties of the unknown into encouragement and feeling better. So, «High Fives» to Lance and the crew!

Active Life Chiropractic Center is a practice merger between Dr. Magale of Active Life and Dr. Casazza of Casazza Chiropractic (Feel free to check out my review for him too). And the merger is an excellent pairing to two great Doctors, a certified Massage Therapist, a Personal Trainer, and very friendly assistants.
You may be asking yourself how good is Dr. Magale (Charmaine), well if you know Dr. Casazza, then know she’s who he goes to to get taken care of. It makes sense why she was selected to serve at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, to evaluate Olympic Athletes… yea just let that sink in for a second, lol. That speaks volumes I think, not only of a great accomplishment, but says something about her expertise and experience in.
DR. MAGALE: She always gets me feeling right during a visit, and if I tell her something in particular is bothering me. She’ll work on that area too, for me my main repeating issues have been the middle area of my back, and my right shoulder. She also recommend stretching exercises and techniques to help with trouble areas that you might have. I like also how Dr. Magale is very social, and makes your visit enjoyable. We’ve talked about our sports interests, and with football season recently; how we’re big football fanatics. My sons even like going there when I have an appointment, because they have a kids area with an assortment of toys and activities to keep them entertained. My oldest son will still talk about that time Dr. Magale told him he had «good genes» and he look at his pants! LOL… he’s only 11.
PHYSICAL THERAPY: Besides the hydro massage beds that you get to relax on after every adjustment. If you’re needing an extra bit of treatment, like I did before for recovery from an injury. Active Live also has the physical therapy room, where you can get setup with Electrical Muscle Stimulation, cold and or heat therapy. Or even use the cold laser, which helps improve the speed of your recovery.
I even had one massage therapy appointment so far, with Tina Marie (which every time I hear her name I think of Rick James, lol). And with all of the physical activities that I’m a part of on a regular basis. My muscles take a real beating, so the deep tissue massage was a great treat and helped relieve a lot of built of tension and muscle stress.
OVERALL: Although I wish it were for different reasons, because I’m coming here for treatment. I really enjoy coming here, the environment is great. And everyone seems to really loved what they do. I’d definitely recommend Dr. Magale and Active Life Chiropractic Center!

We love Dr. Lance!!! Both myself and my hubby are patients. I went in for headaches and hip pain. It turns out the headaches were stress induced rather than anything body related. The hip pain was from long distance running BUT Dr. Lance fixed me up. I no longer experience hip pain on my long runs and have seen tremendous gains in the gym and on the road!!!
My treatment is constantly changing in order to meet my fitness goals. In fact that is my fave part about Dr. Lance… His shop is so fitness driven. It really helps me to know that when I chat with him he understands my goals– both short and long term.
Honestly, I have no idea why I waited so long to come see him!!!

Charmagne has helped me for the last few years with a variety of injuries. I am an active person, so from one point to the next I can have various issues that need attention. She takes a big-​picture view of the function of my body in light of what I need it to do (running, triathlon, skiing) and helps address that. In addition to back adjustments, she has been able to identify issues through x-​ray and uses a variety of modalities to encourage healing such as electronic stim/​ice, laser treatments, etc. She and her staff are very friendly and helpful.

Active Life has the most welcoming, friendly, and down-​to-​earth staff.
And on top of that they are a well-​oiled, super efficient team that you can count on if you go in on your lunch break.
I will follow Dr. Magale wherever she moves her office, but this new location is awesome.

I used to think chiropractors were witch doctors and such, well that is what my parents taught me growing up. A few years ago that notion changed when it became necessary for my to seek out treatment of one. After talking to several friends and co-​workers I came upon Active Life and Dr Magale.
Dr Magale is a gold mine for the Sacramento area with her practice. She is very knowledgeable and while sweet she knows just what to tweak to make your body feel better. She is definitely not the witch doctor that my parents made chiropractors out to be and makes my visits enjoyable…
OMG… she forgot to give me my hug yesterday! :((LOL)

A+ with honors! This placed has saved my life. I’m a fellow chiropractor &
Dr. Magale & her lovely staff have pretty much saved my life. What a blessing they are! Don’t hesitate make your appointment today.

I cannot say enough nice words about Dr. Magale, she is truly great. I have been taking my twins to her since they were 5 months old after they were hit with two awful flu bouts that they got from daycare. Since we started seeing her, they have only been sick 1 – 2 times.
Dr. Magale is patient, kind, professional and truly cares about her patients. The front desk receptionist, Yari, is great with the kids and super friendly.

My close friend told me about how much Dr. Charmaine Magale was helping her back and shoulder issues, and about the cool testing/​diagnostic technology used to measure areas of tension, misalignment, etc. I’ve had chronic neck pain for years, and I’d started having severe mid-​back pain in the morning after carrying a heavy item upstairs, so I –someone who rarely sees a doctor — broke down and made an appointment.
The first visit was all education/​orientation, testing, and x-​rays. I really wanted an adjustment that day, but I got that Dr. Magale wanted to study my results first and make sure she treated me correctly. The next visit, she showed me the x-​ray of my spine, and immediately I could see that a slight sideways curve was causing my mid-​back pain, as well as pain in my hip/​sacrum area. She did my adjustment, and did it very gently-​yet-​effectively. WOW — my back felt a bit better, but my neck felt amazing! I was so used to that neck pain that its absence felt like pleasure. I could even tell that she’d unblocked some pinched nerves, because the side of my cheek tingled for a while afterward with returning sensation I hadn’t realized I’d lost!
Anyhow, the rest of the treatment involved electrostim muscle therapy with a heat pad, a new thing for me but effective. We also discussed personal habits that could be changed to help keep everything adjusted properly. I continued going twice a week for six weeks. I’m now down to once a week, but my back is feeling the difference because I haven’t been doing my stretches like I should! I really look forward to my appointments each week, because I feel so relaxed afterward. My partner is now a patient here also, and she loves the way she feels afterward too.
As others have said, Dr. Magale is also great on a personal level. She’s easy to talk to and has a very knowledgeable, yet friendly and personable, demeanor. Everyone in the office is friendly and helpful. I also love the heated hydro-​tables they use for post-​adjustment massage instead of the electrostim, once your muscles ease up a bit!
I’ve found them to be very flexible when I’ve had to reschedule appointments, but then, I would never expect them to just shove other scheduled patients (who planned ahead) aside on a moment’s notice to fit me in. I’m also aware that getting regular adjustments is important to maintain good alignment, so it’s not a good idea to only go in when you start feeling pain. I think Dr. Magale and her staff are very good at working out schedule changes whenever possible.
Although I’ll need adjustment less frequently as time goes on, I’ll continue being a patient here for as long as I live in Sacramento!

I’m not one of those people that goes regularly to the chiropractor, when my back hurts I want to pop in for a 5 minute adjustment to feel better. Unfortunately, the receptionist doesn’t appear to give priority to those that wake up in pain, usually says the doctor is booked. Congrats to the doctor that is so busy she can’t fit a patient in her schedule here and there. I’ve been here several times and have never seen the place so busy that one more person wouldn’t fit in the office. After the last time hearing the doctor was too busy today to see me, I finally figured it out and will not be returning. Good luck to the busy doctor, hopefully she gets better control of her schedule.

I may have rewrite this review. Active Life had just moved to a new location and are in the process of transferring their information. But I wanted to be first dang it!
I have been going to Dr Magale for several months now. Prior to seeing her I was going to Dr Labau, who is amazing. Anywho after he left I started going to Dr Magale and I am definitely happy with her too. She listens to what I have to say and definitely knows how to help me. I’m very active with sports and cross fit work outs. I feel Dr Magale understands the active individual.
Sports massages are also available. They are so worth the money! I usually go for 90 minutes and pay $ 85. I’m a little sore for a day or two after a massage but I feel awesome after that!

Several years ago, I was seeing a physical therapist for chronic back pain that was interfering with my daily living. One day, that PT pulled me aside and said, «Look. I don’t think I can help you. I’m sorry.» I have a chronic illness, and I felt lost as to WHAT I could do to try to gain some relief. I had tried chiropractic as a teen, which was painful and aggravated my condition. Desperate, I searched for a chiro, and started with Dr. Magale. After putting me on a strict regimen of adjustments, my back pain subsided substantially. She changed my life! She’s amazing. I stopped going briefly, but will be definitely going back now that I have a different insurance provider. I’m so thankful that I found this practice.

When it comes to chiropractic care, by far, Dr. Magale and her establishment, are as good as it gets! As many have commented on, and I concur, her gentle touch; yet precise, crisp adjustments, offer a feeling in the treatment room, second to none.
I have received extensive care from her six months prior to me becoming married a couple years ago, and I must say it did, and has done wonders for my overall mind/​body/​soul awareness and attunement. And my appreciation is deep, coming from a not so favorable first chiropractic experience elsewhere. It sounds odd, however, I must say it was a spiritual experience that seems to revisit itself each time I am in her establishment, presence; overall professional care. Staff is just as good at their craft, and all practice or utilize mindfulness to compliment treatment.
These are just a few of many reasons to show up and see how it is for yourself.
Warmly,
Paul G., MFT-​I, Doctoral Student

Dr Magale is the shiz, and the staff is super friendly. She totally straightened me out, but is also just super cool; it’s like you’re hanging out with a really knowledgeable friend who helps you feel better… i call that winning! Tina is also an excellent massage therapist… I sometimes get a massage before my adjustment so everything smoothly falls into place.
If you don’t like awkward doctors and you want to be treated like family while your body is getting repaired, then you should really pay active life a visit.

In 2012 I suffered a injurie resulting 3 compression fractures (broke my back in 3 places) Since then I have suffered to the point where I have to see multiple doctors, trainers, massage therapist, and Chiropractors weekly.
I’ve seen dozens of chiropractors, and I know a great one when I see them. Dr. Magale Is by far the best chiropractor I’ve been too.
An adjustment with Dr. Magale offers it all, From massage therapist, to Heat and stem.
Dr. Magale went out of her way to find a trainer thats right for me. You can truly tell she cares about her patients.
If your in need of an expert that wants to improve your health as much as you do GO TO ACTIVE LIFE CHIROPRACTIC.
THEY WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
— Thank me later… :)

LOVE Dr. Magale!
I started coming here a few years ago based on the rec from a friend. don’t let the first appointment costs scare you! it’s $ 99 but that includes a ton of information, an x-​ray, and an assessment or your issues. they’ll set up a treatment plan and then have you do the same questionnaire that you do on the first visit, to see how much you’ve progressed.
I don’t know what I’d do without Dr. M. she’s got a gentle touch but can crack the hell out of your back.