Wake Up Your Multifidus Muscles: A Path to Chronic Back Pain Relief
Dealing with chronic low back pain every single day? There's hope: those deep multifidus muscles supporting your spine may simply need the right care to function properly again. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic can help with your back pain relief! Recent research shows that targeting these specific muscles could finally give you, our McHenry chiropractic patient, the lasting relief you deserve
MEET YOUR SPINE'S UNSUNG HEROES
Your multifidus muscles are deep stabilizers that support each individual vertebra in your spine. When they're working properly, they provide the stability and protection your spine needs to move pain-free. But chronic pain often weakens these muscles and interrupts their function—trapping you in a cycle where pain leads to weakness, and weakness fuels more pain. A 2025 comprehensive review by Abd-Elsayed and colleagues confirms what many chiropractors like yours at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic have observed (1): multifidus dysfunction plays a major role in chronic low back pain, and the evidence for treating it directly is growing stronger.
TWO PROVEN APPROACHES WORTH TRYING
Consider intramuscular electrical stimulation as an effective option. Kużdżał and team's randomized controlled trial showed that this targeted therapy significantly improved both pain levels and function in chronic back pain patients. (2) By directly stimulating weakened multifidus muscles, it helps rebuild the strength and coordination your spine needs to function properly.
Don't overlook the power of specific exercises, either. Wongcharoen and colleagues found that core stabilization exercises—think controlled pelvic tilts, bridges, and abdominal bracing that stimulate 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 created movements that retrain your multifidus muscles to support you throughout your day.
TAKE ACTION NOW AND CONTACT OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
Your chronic back pain isn't something you just have to accept. Ask your chiropractor at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic about multifidus-focused treatment options at your next visit. Whether through electrical stimulation, directed exercise protocols, or hands-on techniques with our gentle Cox® Technic flexion distraction decompression spinal manipulation, concentrating on these crucial muscles could transform your pain experience.
