Muscle Awareness
Pain Reform
Root Cause: 1  
Ignored Cases: 80%

Muscle pain
research and advocacy

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Ending needless suffering by redefining chronic muscle pain through research, advocacy, & education.

Creating a future where muscle pain is understood and no longer endured.

Chronic pain’s overlooked
source: MUSCLES

Despite muscles constituting nearly 40% of our body weight, they remain critically overlooked in healthcare.

Chronic muscle pain leads millionsinto unnecessary surgeries, ineffective treatments, and prolonged suffering.

At FRAME Foundation, we’re determined to change this.

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Evidence-based
innovation

Leading through research,
education, and advocacy

FRAME Foundation is at the forefront of evidence-based research, innovative educational programs, and relentless global advocacy to ensure muscle pain becomes recognized and effectively treated worldwide.

Educational Transformation – Embedding muscle health into medical training globally.

Groundbreaking Research – Validating muscle-centric treatments.

Influential Advocacy – Shaping healthcare policies and guidelines.

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approach

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approach

Functional recovery

Making a real
difference

Our work has already prevented unnecessary
surgeries, improved countless lives, and reshaped
medical understanding of chronic pain. But we’re
just getting started.

Significant reduction in surgeries through muscle -pain interventions.

Global partnership with leading institutions

Robust clinical evidence supporting muscle focused treatment

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impact

Meet the
leadership

Founder & Director

Dr. Norman Marcus

Meet the
leadership

President

Desiree Lee

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team

Driven by Purpose:

The Dr. Norman
Marcus Story

Dr. Norman Marcus revolutionized chronic pain care by uncovering overlooked muscle causes.

He co-founded FRAME to advance muscle health through research, education, and advocacy.

01

Integrated Psychiatry
& Pain: Uncovered vital
mind-body pain
connections.


02

Pioneered Biofeedback:
Championed holistic
care, gaining global
recognition.


03

Launched NYC Pain
Center: Brought
innovative outpatient
pain care forward.


04

Partnered with
Dr. Krauss: Identified
muscles as key pain
source.


05

Founded FRAME:
Advanced muscle pain
research, education, and
advocacy globally.

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journey

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Together, we can end unnecessary muscle pain and restore quality of life for millions around the world. Your support makes our transformative work possible.

The science
behind the relief

01

Advancing  the science of muscle pain

We partnered with Accenture’s Bio-Medical division to launch the first-ever global ....

1th June, 2025

02

Changing healthcare norms

FRAME is the world’s inaugural nonprofit focused exclusively on uncovering the role of muscles and ....

6th June, 2025

03

Empowering clinicians & communities

Our “Research on Muscles” library offers high-quality educational materials - making cutting-edge ....

1th July, 2025