SAGE HEALTH: Meet Dr. Sage

Dr. Kirsten Sage is a native Californian and graduate of San Francisco State University where she studied Kinesiology and went on to earn her doctorate at Chiropractic for Life West College. She graduated from Life West Magna Cum Laude in 2000. She followed her dream of practicing in a beach community and moved to Encinitas to open her first practice with her husband, scientist and surfer, Carleton Sage.

Her chiropractic practice evolved and she co-founded a multidisciplinary clinic called Active Balance. Moving on from Active Balance in 2007, she founded Sage Health, a wellness center featuring chiropractic, acupuncture, and therapeutic massage.

Her practice serves a variety of ages from infants to seniors. Her passion is the art of chiropractic and she is honored to be a part of improving her patient’s lives. Her goal as a chiropractor is simply to improve the function of the nervous system and her avenue into this delicate system is through the spinal vertebra. There are twenty four movable bones in the spine called vertebra and when those bones become misaligned (subluxated) our bodies are not able to function properly. She frees the body of subluxations and this helps to establish normal balance in the body thereby effectively reducing pain and optimizing health.

Dr. Sage’s repertoire of skills includes manual therapies such as Active Release, Graston, and ChiroSage (a unique blend of chiropractic and therapeutic soft tissue technique). These skills help to address tension in the muscular and fascia systems. It makes sense because the muscles are attached to bones and when the vertebra misaligns, the muscles adapt to the stresses placed upon them. Dr. Sage not only adjusts the vertebra, but releases the muscular stress and teachers her patients exercise techniques necessary to stabilize their bodies to protect them from further injury.

Dr. Sage provided Active Release therapy for triathletes in the Kona 2009 Hawaiian Ironman and through her volunteer work, became inspired to start training again for triathlon. Her goal for 2010 is to complete the Wildflower Long Course, a 70.3 mile swim, bike, and run. When she’s not helping her patients she is enjoying her family and two daughters, Ginger and Kira.

A.A. San Francisco City College
B.A. San Francisco State University ~ Kinesiology
C.M.T. San Francisco School of Massage
D.C. Life Chiropractic College West
Certificate in Chiropractic Pediatrics.
Active Release Technique certified in upper extremities, lower extremities, and spinal
Kona Ironman Active Release Provider
Graston Technique Certified
NAET Advanced I Certified