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 may surprise you: small muscles called the multifidus, running along your spine, could be part of your struggle. Layden Chiropractic can help with your back pain relief! Recent research shows that targeting these specific muscles could be the key to relief for our Plainville 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 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 Layden 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 game-changer for many patients. 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 initiating 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 practiced regularly. (3) These aren't your usual gym exercises; they're specifically created movements that retrain your multifidus muscles to support you all day long.
TAKE ACTION NOW AND CONTACT Layden Chiropractic
Stop accepting chronic back pain as your new normal. Ask your chiropractor at Layden Chiropractic about multifidus-focused treatment options during your next visit. Whether through electrical stimulation, directed exercise protocols, or hands-on techniques with our gentle Cox® Technic flexion distraction decompression spinal manipulation, focusing on these crucial muscles could transform your pain experience.
