Soft tissue pain affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide. The research, training, and clinical infrastructure needed to treat it does not yet exist. FRAME is building it, and that work requires funding.
Explore Funding OpportunitiesSoft tissue pain is a common source of chronic pain, yet the field remains fundamentally underfunded and underserved.
Affecting hundreds of millions globally
Muscle and other soft tissue pain is not a part of existing medical fellowships.
No training pathway currently exists
Failed interventions, including unnecessary surgeries, and prolonged suffering result from the absence of specialized training.
Evidence-based solutions exist but lack funding
Each funding tier supports specific, concrete work. Choose the level of investment that is right for you.
Flexible funding to accelerate change across multiple domains: pilot projects, patient access programs, physician training, and research acceleration.
Fund five weeks of life-changing care for 3-5 patients who lack access due to financial hardship.
Create the first CME curriculum specifically focused on muscle pain. A comprehensive video series covering anatomy, diagnostics, treatment protocols, and patient safety.
Endow a named fund supporting 1-2 medical students and post-doctoral fellows annually. Provide rigorous training in evidence-based diagnosis and treatment, creating the next generation of leaders who will reshape the field.
The experience of living with chronic pain is not fully understood, even by patients themselves or their families. This study will define that experience so that communication between patients, their caregivers, and their families becomes meaningful in conveying what chronic pain actually does to a life.
Support the first-of-its-kind randomized trial comparing multiple treatments for non-radiating low back pain. 30-60 patients, 18-24 month follow-up, results published to determine the most effective protocols.
Establish the world's first specialty fellowship in myofascial pain medicine. Fully designed, ready to launch. Train the pipeline of future leaders who will transform how medicine approaches this critical field.
Fund clinical research crucial to understanding, diagnosing, and treating soft tissue-generated pain.
Develop fellowships and CME programs to train the next generation of specialists. Empower clinicians to diagnose and treat their patients' chronic soft tissue pain.
Advocate for changes to the standard of care, for insurance coverage of effective treatments, and for academic recognition of soft tissue-generated pain.
FRAME's board is entirely volunteer, made of people who have been personally impacted by soft tissue pain. Every dollar goes directly to research, education, and patient advocacy.
For major gifts and partnership inquiries:
Email: info@frame.foundation
Phone: (646) 450-8710
30 E. 40th Street, Ste 1100, New York, NY 10016