From a professional golfer with shoulder & back pain...
After my fourth left shoulder surgery I was experiencing a great deal of pain due to muscle spasms and scar tissue.  I was having trouble even playing two rounds of golf in a row and was beginning to I think my competitive golf career was over.  Thanks to Dr. Marcus’s treatments I am now pain free and I am back playing competitive golf at the level I was before my first surgery.  I can’t thank you enough Dr Marcus!                                                    Matthew Molloy, PGA Golf Professional & Inventor of the Plane Stick, Pinehurst, NC 

 From an athlete with persistent pain...
I lived with extreme upper and lower back pain for 3 years. I had been a weight lifter but had to stop. Whether it was standing, sitting, walking, or even while I was sleeping, I always felt the pain (which caused mood swings). In that time period I tried many things from someone walking on my back to heating pads. I was finally introduced to Dr Marcus and after two weeks of treatment I am pain free. I can enjoy my activities without pain (which will take getting used to)- I can thank Dr Marcus for that.
Clifford C., NYC

From a competitive runner with leg pain
Injuries are the face of runners. Does that mean I have to learn how to run and live with pain? I don't think so with Dr. Marcus' treatment. None of the previous doctors understood that I was suffering from pain, but gave me medication and therapy sessions. How could any doctor treat any patient without knowing the problem? Dr. Marcus pinpointed the problem and treated it. He does not teach how to live with pain, but can eliminate the pain. I am now back on the road and find myself running and competing again. Thanks to Dr. Marcus.
Yayoi S., Marathon Runner, NYC

From a patient with fibromyalgia...
Dr Marcus has managed my Fibromyalgia since 1996. His pain program and use of interdisciplinary techniques changed my life. He has managed my pain and medication changing me from a Fibromyalgia person to a person with Fibromyalgia.
Sherry B., Queens, NY

From a patient suffering from upper and lower back pain following life threatening car accident...
On April 3, 1999 I was involved in a near fatal car crash while working in S. Africa. Until that time I was known around the world as a very successful performer, teacher, and choreographer. After 4 days in a coma, I was left with brain damage as well as damage to my foot, ankle, wrist, arm, back, shoulder, ear, and neck, that have presently required 9 surgeries including plates in my foot and arm and a spinal fusion. Not too fun. After seeing many doctors and trying many therapies I was referred to the Norman Marcus Pain Institute. After a very pleasant consultation with Dr Marcus, I began a series of treatments including trigger point injections, various forms of electrical stimulation, physical therapy and medication. Dr. Marcus never made any guarantees or spoke down to me but was very confident the treatments would be beneficial. I’m glad to report his confidence was well founded. The treatments have resulted in much increased range of motion as well as lessening and in some cases cessation of pain. Thanks to Dr, Marcus, I have a much brighter outlook and look forward to more improvements to come.
Alan O, NYC

From a patient with chronic pain following back surgery...
In the year of 2000 I had a major scaffold accident in which my spine had snapped in half. I went to the hospital for joint disease and had a 20hour spinal fusion done. I went to see two spinal surgeons and could not find out the cause of the pain. I had called Aetna/USHC, my insurance company and they recommended me to see Dr. Norman Marcus. He did trigger point injections in the muscles in my back and also muscle stimulation and I now have no pain. I would recommend any one who has this type of chronic back pain to go see Doctor Norman Marcus.
Joel G., Brooklyn, NY

From a patient stricken with severe chronic pain...
To say that Dr. Marcus and his institute changed my life is an understatement- they “saved my life”. I am a chronic pain patient that suffers from Marfan’s Syndrome. The day I met Dr. Marcus, I was writhing in agony after having my left knee replaced (this was my twenty-first operation in my 40 years of life). At the time, I was experiencing so much pain that I felt life itself was no longer worth it. The doctors that surrounded me didn’t understand why I was in so much pain. I yearned for someone in a white coat to listen. I will never forget the night he walked into my hospital room. Instead of looking at me as a “clinical oddity” or a “drug addict” looking for more pills, he “listened to me”. Since that night (three years ago), he and his staff have listened to me, and helped me handle three subsequent operations. If there is anything he has done for me is to treat me like a human being and as a person. As a chronic pain patient, one needs to feel that they are not alone; they can overcome their disability, and regain the essence of life. For me, this is what Dr. Marcus symbolizes. He is an oasis in a sea of white coats that are yet to understand how to treat people like me. Since treating me, I have been able to regain life as a professor, researcher, and writer. When I look back, and ask myself, how this was able to come about, I realize that this person believes in the human spirit to survive pain if given the right tools, treatments, and resources. The Marcus Pain Institute has the ability to provide hope, when hope seems beyond the realm of reality. Although Dr. Marcus does not have the capacity to “walk on water” yet (although many of his patients would not be surprised if it happened one day), he has the wonderful gifts of compassion, honesty, and a sense of integrity. These same qualities he has passed down to his staff. Although I still live with some pain, they have taught me how to manage it and live with it.
For this, I will be constantly grateful.
Christopher H. PhD. LI, NY

From a patient with a severe neck injury...
This letter is in regards to the Pain Treatment at the Marcus Pain Institute.  I am a 34 year old father of (4) four wonderful kids and a Telecom/Datacenter Engineer for the largest Bank/On-Line Investment Corp. in the world.  I have been a patient of Dr. Marcus since May of 2003 and was Unable to work before being referred to Dr. Marcus and his staff.  In April of 1999, the 15th  (tax day) to be precise, I was injured in a work related accident which severely  damaged my neck.  Results of numerous MRI's, X-Rays, and other tests confirmed (4) four severely herniated discs with (3) of those discs pushing against the Spinal Sac or Cord.  All of the doctors stated that "the only viable treatment was a Cervical Discectomy/Fusion".  I was absolutely frightened of the thought that I needed surgery on my NECK, but I had to make like it wasn't so bad because of my poor wife was just completely beside herself with the fear of neck surgery and what if something goes wrong?  And, my husband is going to be paralyzed and just very frightened.  Sitting here writing this letter and thinking back about all that she has been through is real upsetting.  I had cervical surgery in April of 2000, which seemed to have been successful, but only for a short time.  Once I finished PT (Physical Therapy) and started to try and be more active.  The pain in my neck, in the back of my head, and in my lower back was debilitating, and I was right back from where I had started.  As of the last year or so, the Pain has gotten to be unbearable and something needed to be done.  I had another MRI recently and the results were not good.  A second cervical surgery looked to be more than just a small possibility.  I met with Dr. Marcus in May of 2000 and brought these findings to him.  He informed me of his method of treatment in which he deals with getting your life back on the positive first and then concentrates on the injury in a (2) two phase approach that is just tremendous.  After almost (5) five years and numerous doctors and tests later, I finally got to meet with a doctor who gets it.  Dr. Marcus understands what a chronic pain sufferer is going through.  His method of changing your thinking habits, not concerning yourself with how other people think and his way of dealing with the mental/emotional side of the injury at the same time dealing with the physical side of the injury is nothing short of AWESOME!!!  I just never knew how much emotions play a big part in how a person heals physically.  Since being under the care of Dr. Marcus, there have been real significant changes in my dealing with my injury and changes in the amount of pain I am in.  I am still in a considerable amount of pain but not as consistent as before and the way in which I deal with the pain is different.  Recently, the doctor did a treatment in which he did a trigger point injection (1 in a set of 2) and the results were amazing.  For the first time in (5) Five years, I was able to move my head and neck almost completely pain free and it was AWESOME!!!  The pain that was injected is gone but now I feel it in another muscle and I can't wait for the next set of injections.  Dr. Marcus has made me feel like a person again.  He listens to his patients and does not make them feel just like another patient.  He has called me up at home on a weekend just to see how I was feeling.  What other doctor do you know who as ever done that?  Since being a patient of Dr. Marcus I am  able to DEAL with my injury and have not have my injury deal with me.  The best thing that I can say about Dr. Marcus is that he is genuine.  You can tell that h e has genuine concern about your particular situation.  He believes in his patients and expects them to believe in him and that is just AWESOME to be around.  I consider Dr. Marcus to be more than just my doctor, he is a friend and I can very easily say that I have never said that about any other doctor.

John Moran, New York