Wake Up Your Multifidus Muscles: A Path to Chronic Back Pain Relief
Living with chronic low back pain day in and day out? Here's something that might surprise you: small muscles called the multifidus, running along your spine, could be part of your struggle. Minster Chiropractic Center is here to help with your back pain relief! Recent research shows that targeting these specific muscles could be the key to relief for our Minster chiropractic patients like you.
MEET YOUR SPINE'S UNSUNG HEROES
Your multifidus muscles work as deep stabilizers, anchoring and protecting each vertebra throughout your day. When they're strong and active, they keep your spine stable and protected. But when chronic pain strikes, 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 Minster Chiropractic Center 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 an effective option. Kużdżał and team's randomized controlled trial showed that this targeted therapy significantly boosted both pain levels and function in chronic back pain patients. (2) By directly stimulating weakened multifidus muscles, it helps restore the strength and coordination your spine desperately needs.
Don't overlook the potential 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 practiced regularly. (3) These aren't your usual gym exercises; they're precisely created movements that retrain your multifidus muscles to support you all the day through.
TAKE ACTION NOW AND CONTACT Minster Chiropractic Center
Your chronic back pain is not something you just have to accept. Ask your chiropractor at Minster Chiropractic Center 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.
