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? Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC 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 La Grande 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 when chronic pain takes hold, these muscles typically 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 Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC 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 activating weakened multifidus muscles, it helps restore the strength and coordination your spine desperately needs.
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 usual gym exercises; they're precisely created movements that retrain your multifidus muscles to support you all day long.
TAKE ACTION NOW AND CONTACT Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
You don’t have to settle for chronic back pain as part of your everyday life. Ask your chiropractor at Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC 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, addressing these crucial muscles could transform your pain experience.
