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. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries can help with your back pain relief! Recent research shows that targeting these specific muscles could be the key to relief for our Manchester 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 provide the stability and protection your spine needs to move pain-free. But chronic pain often weakens these muscles and interrupts 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 Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries 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
Consider intramuscular electrical stimulation as a powerful option. 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 initiating weakened multifidus muscles, it helps restore the strength and coordination your spine desperately needs.
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 practiced regularly. (3) These aren't your usual gym exercises; they're precisely designed movements that retrain your multifidus muscles to support you all the day through.
TAKE ACTION NOW AND CONTACT Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
You don’t have to settle for chronic back pain as part of your everyday life. Ask your chiropractor at Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries 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.
