Wake Up Your Multifidus Muscles: A Path to Chronic Back Pain Relief
If chronic low back pain has taken over your daily life, here's something worth knowing: those tiny multifidus muscles along your spine might be crying out for attention. The good news? Hollstrom & Associates Inc can help with your back pain relief! Recent research shows that targeting these specific muscles could finally give you, our Largo chiropractic patient, the relief you've been searching for.
MEET YOUR SPINE'S UNSUNG HEROES
Your multifidus muscles are deep stabilizers constantly working to keep each vertebra supported and aligned. When they're strong and firing properly, they provide the stability and protection your spine needs to move pain-free. 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 Hollstrom & Associates Inc 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 demonstrated that this targeted therapy significantly boosted both pain levels and function in chronic back pain patients. (2) By directly activating weakened multifidus muscles, it helps your spine regain the strength and coordination it's been missing.
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 stimulate 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 day long.
TAKE ACTION NOW AND CONTACT Hollstrom & Associates Inc
Stop accepting chronic back pain as your new normal. Ask your chiropractor at Hollstrom & Associates Inc about multifidus-focused treatment options during your next visit. Whether through electrical stimulation, targeted 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.
