Wake Up Your Multifidus Muscles: A Path to Chronic Back Pain Relief
If chronic low back pain has taken over your daily life, here's something worth knowing: those tiny multifidus muscles along your spine might be crying out for attention. The good news? Most Chiropractic Clinic can help with your back pain relief! Recent research shows that targeting these specific muscles could finally give you, our Murfreesboro chiropractic patient, the lasting relief you deserve
MEET YOUR SPINE'S UNSUNG HEROES
Your multifidus muscles are small but powerful stabilizers located deep in your back, supporting each vertebra along your spine. When they're strong and firing properly, they keep your spine stable and protected. But when chronic pain hits, these muscles often become weak and stop firing properly—creating a frustrating cycle where pain causes weakness, and weakness causes more pain. A 2025 comprehensive review by Abd-Elsayed and colleagues confirms what many chiropractors like yours at Most Chiropractic Clinic have see in clinical practice (1): multifidus dysfunction plays a major role in chronic low back pain, and the evidence for treating it directly is getting stronger.
TWO PROVEN APPROACHES WORTH TRYING
Consider intramuscular electrical stimulation as a powerful option. Kużdżał and team's randomized controlled trial demonstrated that this targeted therapy significantly improved both pain levels and function in chronic back pain patients. (2) By directly initiating weakened multifidus muscles, it helps restore the strength and coordination your spine desperately needs.
Don't forget the potential of specific exercises, either. Wongcharoen and colleagues found that core stabilization exercises—think controlled pelvic tilts, bridges, and abdominal bracing that activate your deep spinal muscles while keeping your spine in neutral alignment—delivered substantial pain reduction when done regularly. (3) These aren't your typical gym exercises; they're specifically designed movements that retrain your multifidus muscles to support you all day long.
TAKE ACTION NOW AND CONTACT Most Chiropractic Clinic
You don’t have to settle for chronic back pain as part of your everyday life. Ask your chiropractor at Most Chiropractic Clinic about multifidus-focused treatment options at your next visit. Whether through electrical stimulation, targeted exercise protocols, or hands-on techniques with our gentle Cox® Technic flexion distraction decompression spinal manipulation, addressing these crucial muscles could change your pain experience.
