Innovation and Impact Fund

The Innovation & Impact Fund provides essential support for FRAME’s work at every stage-fueling pilot projects, expanding patient access, developing physician training, and accelerating research in muscle pain. Flexible by design, this fund allows FRAME to direct resources where they will have the greatest near-term impact.

Donation Range: $25,000 $50,000

Patient Treatment
Scholarship Program

This program provides five weeks of care for patients who would otherwise be unable to access treatment, beginning with public servants such as members of the FDNY. Recipients are selected using criteria for both clinical need and socioeconomic hardship. Care is delivered by physicians trained in the muscle-pain techniques pioneered by Dr. Hans Kraus, White House physician to President John F. Kennedy.


Beyond transforming individual lives, the program functions as a pilot, producing videos, case studies, and outcome data that inform physician training and future clinical practice. Initial funding supports 3–5 patients, with the ability to expand through FRAME’s physician network. Patient Treatment Scholarship Program
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Funding Requirement: $75,000 (initial cohort of 35 patients; scalable)

Educational Module
Development Fund

This fund will support the creation of a Continuing Medical education (CME) video series covering anatomy, diagnostics, treatment, and patient safety in muscle pain. Each module will feature treatments performed and taught by Dr. Norman Marcus, making this the first CME curriculum focused  pecifically on muscle pain care.


Designed for medical students, residents, and  practicing physicians, the modules will be distributed through established CME channels to maximize adoption and clinical impact.

Funding Requirement: $200,000

Physician Scholarship Program
(Naming Opportunity)

This program establishes a dedicated fund to support medical students and post-doctoral fellows committed to advancing the understanding and treatment of muscle pain. Scholars will receive training in evidence-based diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, with the expectation that they devote their careers to this under-recognized field.
Graduates will publish research, raise awareness of muscle pathophysiology, and treat patients suffering from chronic pain-emerging as lifelong leaders and advocates in this specialty. By supporting the scholarship fund, donors help cultivate the next generation of physicians  dedicated to transforming muscle-pain care.

Donation Range: $400,000 – $750,000 (supports 1–2 scholars, renewable)

Quantitative Study

This first-of-its-kind trial will enroll 30–60 patients with non-radiating low back pain, a population whose straightforward presentation makes outcomes clearer and more reliable. It will directly compare results across multiple treatments - including epidural steroid injections, trigger point injections, and other potential modalities.

The study will identify which therapies are most effective and define clinical parameters to guide patient-specific treatment. Outcomes will measure pain relief, range of motion, and overall function. Following six months of preparation, the trial will run for 18–24 months, with results published in a peer-reviewed journal to help shape future standards of care.

Funding Requirement: $1,000,000-$2,000,000

Weill Cornell Fellowship Program
(Naming Opportunity)

In partnership with Weill Cornell, this initiative will launch the first specialty fellowship in muscle pain. The program is fully designed and ready to begin once funding is secured. Fellows will receive rigorous training in muscle patho physiology and exposure to a range of treatment modalities, addressing a critical gap in medical education and creating a pipeline of future leaders in the field.

Funding Requirement: $5,000,000 (first two years); $2,000,000 annually thereafter