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 just need the right care to function properly again. Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. is here to help with your back pain relief! Recent research shows that targeting these specific muscles could be the key to relief for our Auburn chiropractic patients like you.

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 chronic pain often weakens these muscles and disrupts 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 Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. 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 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 restore the strength and coordination your spine desperately needs.

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 done regularly. (3) These aren't your typical gym exercises; they're precisely designed movements that retrain your multifidus muscles to support you all day long.

TAKE ACTION NOW AND CONTACT Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C.

Your chronic back pain isn't something you just have to accept. Ask your chiropractor at Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. 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.