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 might surprise you: small muscles called the multifidus, running along your spine, could be part of your struggle. Moriarty Chiropractic can help with your back pain relief! Recent research shows that targeting these specific muscles could finally give you, our Nashua chiropractic patient, the relief you've been searching for.

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 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 Moriarty 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 demonstrated that this targeted therapy significantly improved both pain levels and function in chronic back pain patients. (2) By directly activating weakened multifidus muscles, it helps rebuild the strength and coordination your spine needs to function properly.

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 created movements that retrain your multifidus muscles to support you throughout your day.

TAKE ACTION NOW AND CONTACT Moriarty Chiropractic

You don’t have to settle for chronic back pain as part of your everyday life. Ask your chiropractor at Moriarty 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, concentrating on these crucial muscles could transform your pain experience.