Wake Up Your Multifidus Muscles: A Path to Chronic Back Pain Relief
Dealing with chronic low back pain every single day? There's hope: those deep multifidus muscles supporting your spine may simply need the right care to function properly again. Johnson Chiropractic is here to help with your back pain relief! Recent research shows that targeting these specific muscles could finally give you, our Richmond 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 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 Johnson Chiropractic 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
Ask your chiropractor 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 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 forget 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 done regularly. (3) These aren't your usual gym exercises; they're specifically designed movements that retrain your multifidus muscles to support you throughout your day.
TAKE ACTION NOW AND CONTACT Johnson Chiropractic
You don’t have to settle for chronic back pain as part of your everyday life. Ask your chiropractor at Johnson 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 change your pain experience.
