Wake Up Your Multifidus Muscles: A Path to Chronic Back Pain Relief
If chronic low back pain has become your unwelcome daily companion, here's something worth knowing: those tiny multifidus muscles along your spine might be crying out for attention. The good news? Aurora Chiropractic Center can help with your back pain relief! Recent research shows that targeting these specific muscles could finally give you, our Juneau chiropractic patient, the relief you've been searching for.
MEET YOUR SPINE'S UNSUNG HEROES
Your multifidus muscles are deep stabilizers constantly working to keep each vertebra supported and aligned. When they're strong and firing properly, they keep your spine stable and protected. But chronic pain often weakens these muscles and disrupts 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 Aurora Chiropractic Center 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
Ask us about intramuscular electrical stimulation—it's a game-changer for many patients. Kużdżał and team's randomized controlled trial demonstrated that this targeted therapy significantly boosted both pain levels and function in chronic back pain patients. (2) By directly initiating 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 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 Aurora Chiropractic Center
Your chronic back pain isn't something you just have to accept. Ask your chiropractor at Aurora Chiropractic Center 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.
