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. Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation is here to help with your back pain relief! Recent research shows that targeting these specific muscles could finally give you, our Carrolltown chiropractic patient, the relief you've been searching for.
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 provide the stability and protection your spine needs to move pain-free. But when chronic pain hits, 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 Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation 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 improved both pain levels and function in chronic back pain patients. (2) By directly initiating weakened multifidus muscles, it helps your spine regain the strength and coordination it's been missing.
Don't forget the power 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 the day through.
TAKE ACTION NOW AND CONTACT Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
You don’t have to settle for chronic back pain as part of your everyday life. Ask your chiropractor at Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation 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, addressing these crucial muscles could transform your pain experience.
