Norman Marcus Pain Institute
Dr. Norman Marcus is dedicated to the elimination of pain. NMPI offers individualized and comprehensive treatment plans to minimize and eliminate the most common causes of pain: muscle tension, weakness, stiffness, spasms and trigger points.
Even though treatment for back pain and neck pain in the United States costs more than $100 billion per year, it frequently fails to provide pain relief and improvement in function. Dr. Marcus provides a solution that can eradicate your pain and end your suffering.
Most doctors assert that back and neck pain originates from your spine, discs, or nerves. Dr. Norman Marcus has proven that most back and neck pain is caused by soft tissue such as muscles and tendons. Even though muscles are the most common cause of pain in the back, neck, and shoulders, a thorough examination of muscles is rarely, if ever done.
At NMPI, Dr. Marcus provides effective care. He has revolutionized how doctors treat pain using a diagnostic instrument that electrically identifies the source of painful muscles. Dr. Marcus has a track record of eliminating pain in patients who were previously diagnosed with sciatica, radiculopathy, failed back surgery syndrome, degenerative disc disease, complex regional pain syndrome (previously called reflex sympathy dystrophy), plantar fasciitis, and Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Many patients treated at NMPI leave free of long standing back pain, neck pain and headache.
The muscle treatment techniques, for the relief of back pain, used by Dr. Marcus were developed by his mentor Dr. Hans Kraus, the White House Physician for President John F. Kennedy, who relieved the President from his lifelong back pain.
Although at NMPI the main goal is to treat and cure patients, Dr. Marcus is also committed to assisting organizations in the development of evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of common pain problems.
About Norman J. Marcus M.D.
Dr. Norman Marcus is a physician who cares about his patients and provides treatment that works. He launched the Norman Marcus Pain Institute for the treatment, relief, and management of pain in 1998.
As consultant and researcher, Dr. Marcus has established national pain medicine models for over four decades and has developed a proven diagnostic approach that targets the cause of your pain and successfully treats it. Castle Connolly has named him one of Best NYC back pain doctors for more than 30 consecutive years.
He is a pioneering author of two books Freedom from Pain and End Back Pain Forever. A past president of the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM), he is on the Executive Committee of the AAPM, Board of Director of the AAPM, and a member of the Pain Committee of the International Consortium of the Ehlers-Danlos Society.
In 1977, after two years as a staff physician at the Headache Unit at Montefiore Hospital, Dr. Marcus co-founded and directed the first pain center in NYC at Montefiore Hospital. He went on to establish and direct pain centers at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City (1983-1998) and The Princess Margaret Hospital in Windsor, England (1997-2001). Currently he is both the Director of Muscle Pain Research and an Associate Professor in Pain Medicine in Anesthesiology and Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell School of Medicine in NYC.
Dr. Marcus has been a media favorite and frequent guest on television having shared his expertise in the treatment and management of pain on The Today Show, CBS This Morning, Good Morning America, Fox & Friends, and The Early Show.
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Dr. Marcus’s Method
Dr. Marcus’s patented approach utilizes the electrical identification of painful muscles and indicates the specific treatment required. His treatment approach has been published in peer-reviewed journals and chapters in academic textbooks.
Staff
AYA ARAKI, MHA, MA
PRACTICE MANAGER
Aya has worked at the Norman Marcus Pain Institute since 2006. She obtained her Master’s Degree from NYU in Dance Education, and took her knowledge of body awareness and movement analysis to healthcare. She received her Master’s Degree in Health Administration from the University of Cincinnati in 2017, and continues to strive to help others navigate through the difficulties of healthcare.
“It’s unfortunate that most of us have experienced pain at some point in our lives, and it is my goal to help each person I encounter, whether it’s through treatment, emotional support, or insurance nightmares.”
TIFFANY TOLLEY
MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Tiffany is originally from the small town of New Kent, VA and has always been fascinated by the brain, body, and how they work together. She earned her B.S. in Biology and Psychology from James Madison University and her M.S. in Medical Sciences at Boston University. When she’s not treating patients, you’ll find her watching movies with her fiancé or getting lost in a good book.
“I’ve always loved working with patients, and I hope to spend the rest of my life doing so.”
SARIEU SAMA
ADMINISTRATOR
Sarieu was born in the city of Freetown, Sierra Leone and moved to the U.S. at the age of four years old. Coming from a country that struggles with access to basic healthcare needs inspired her to pursue a career in healthcare. She hopes to positively contribute to the change that is needed in the American healthcare system as well as the healthcare systems in countries like Sierra Leone.
She obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Businesses Administration from York College in 2021 and is currently working towards earning her MBA in Healthcare Administration at SUNY Oswego College.
“Patients are entrusting us with their deepest pain and problems. I want to ensure that they leave our office with less pain and problems than they came in with and I’m more than happy to assist them in any way that achieves that.“