Wake Up Your Multifidus Muscles: A Path to Chronic Back Pain Relief
Dealing with chronic low back pain every single day? There is hope: those deep multifidus muscles supporting your spine may simply need the right care to function properly again. Apple Country Chiropractic can help with your back pain relief! Recent research shows that targeting these specific muscles could be the key to relief for our Williamson chiropractic patients like you.
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 working properly, they keep your spine stable and protected. But when chronic pain takes hold, these muscles typically weaken and stop activating properly—locking you into a self-perpetuating cycle of pain and dysfunction. A 2025 comprehensive review by Abd-Elsayed and colleagues confirms what many chiropractors like yours at Apple Country Chiropractic have observed (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
Ask us about intramuscular electrical stimulation—it's a breakthrough for many patients. 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 rebuild the strength and coordination your spine needs to function properly.
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 activate your deep spinal muscles while keeping your spine in neutral alignment—delivered substantial pain reduction when practiced regularly. (3) These aren't your typical gym exercises; they're precisely created movements that retrain your multifidus muscles to support you all day long.
TAKE ACTION NOW AND CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
Stop accepting chronic back pain as your new normal. Ask your chiropractor at Apple Country 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, addressing these crucial muscles could transform your pain experience.
