Wake Up Your Multifidus Muscles: A Path to Chronic Back Pain Relief
If chronic low back pain follows you through every day, here's something worth knowing: those tiny multifidus muscles along your spine might be crying out for attention. The good news? Aaron Chiropractic Clinic is here to help with your back pain relief! Recent research shows that targeting these specific muscles could finally give you, our Fort Wayne chiropractic patient, the lasting relief you deserve
MEET YOUR SPINE'S UNSUNG HEROES
Your multifidus muscles work as deep stabilizers, anchoring and protecting each vertebra throughout your day. When they're working properly, they keep your spine stable and protected. But here's the problem: chronic pain causes these muscles to weaken and shut down, creating a vicious cycle that keeps you stuck in discomfort. A 2025 comprehensive review by Abd-Elsayed and colleagues confirms what many chiropractors like yours at Aaron Chiropractic Clinic 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 growing stronger.
TWO PROVEN APPROACHES WORTH TRYING
Ask your chiropractor 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 stimulating weakened multifidus muscles, it helps your spine regain the strength and coordination it's been missing.
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 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 Aaron Chiropractic Clinic
Stop accepting chronic back pain as your new normal. Ask your chiropractor at Aaron Chiropractic Clinic 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, focusing on these crucial muscles could change your pain experience.
