Wake Up Your Multifidus Muscles: A Path to Chronic Back Pain Relief
If chronic low back pain has become your unwelcome daily companion, here's something worth knowing: those tiny multifidus muscles along your spine might be crying out for attention. The good news? Satterwhite Chiropractic 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 Oxford 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 strong and firing properly, they keep your spine stable and protected. But when chronic pain takes hold, these muscles oftentimes weaken and stop activating properly—locking you into a self-perpetuating cycle of pain and dysfunction. A 2025 comprehensive review by Abd-Elsayed and colleagues confirms what many chiropractors like yours at Satterwhite Chiropractic 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
Ask us 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 improved both pain levels and function in chronic back pain patients. (2) By directly stimulating weakened multifidus muscles, it helps rebuild the strength and coordination your spine needs to function properly.
Don't forget 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 done regularly. (3) These aren't your typical gym exercises; they're precisely created movements that retrain your multifidus muscles to support you throughout your day.
TAKE ACTION NOW AND CONTACT Satterwhite Chiropractic
Your chronic back pain is not something you just have to accept. Ask your chiropractor at Satterwhite Chiropractic about multifidus-focused treatment options at your next visit. Whether through electrical stimulation, targeted exercise protocols, or hands-on techniques with our gentle Cox® Technic flexion distraction decompression spinal manipulation, concentrating on these crucial muscles could change your pain experience.
