SPhysical

What SPhysical does

SPhysical is a privately held Swiss physiotherapy practice group operating six cabinets across the canton of Vaud in western Switzerland, headquartered in Echallens. Founded on August 1, 2009 when its first patient was treated to serve FC Echallens' football team, the group has grown over sixteen years into a multi-disciplinary clinical operation offering core physiotherapy (manual therapy including Maitland and Mulligan concepts, therapeutic exercise, rehabilitation), sports physiotherapy for individual athletes and team partnerships, and an integrated Sport Center at the Echallens flagship delivering group fitness classes (Pilates, Spinning, Yoga, Barre). Specialized service lines include the Rachis Clinic for spinal conditions, CrossPhysical for CrossFit athletes, Lady's sPhysical for women's health and pelvic floor rehabilitation, Podo-Concept podiatry with custom orthotics, osteopathy, a Running Gait Analysis Laboratory, and a VIP golf care program at the Le Mont-sur-Lausanne location opened in March 2024.

The group is legally organized with sPhysical sàrl as an administrative holding managing two wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, Physio Sport Center sàrl and Swiss Rehabilitation sàrl (the latter handling neurological rehabilitation and home care, established in 2016 from a 2013 partnership with Haute école de santé Vaud). A franchise model was introduced in 2019 with the Froideville location operated by franchisee Leandro da Costa. Revenue is generated primarily through per-session physiotherapy billing (CHF 48-72 per session, covered by Swiss basic health insurance with medical prescription), per-session or subscription-based group fitness classes (CHF 20-25 per class), on-site physiotherapy contracts with sports teams, and podiatry/osteopathy add-on services. The company employs between 11 and 50 staff, serves a multilingual patient base (French, English, Spanish, Portuguese), and maintains no external private equity or venture capital investment. Online booking operates through agenda.ch and oneDoc.ch platforms, and patient acquisition is supported by digital marketing, social media presence, multilingual website content, and local sports event sponsorships.

Name

SPhysical

Legal name

SPhysical

Website

https://sphysical.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SPhysical is a private Swiss physiotherapy practice group operating six cabinets across the canton of Vaud, offering core physiotherapy, sports rehabilitation, group fitness classes, women's health, podiatry, and osteopathy to individual patients, athletes, and local sports teams under Swiss basic health insurance coverage.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Physiotherapy Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (713940), Offices of Podiatrists (621391)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports Physical Therapy & Return-to-Play Rehab (HSADAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Orthopedic Physical Therapy & Post-Op Rehab (HSADAIAA), Return-to-Sport / Post-Rehab Athletic Reconditioning (HSADAEAJ), Sports Rehabilitation, Return-to-Play & Performance Therapy Centers (MPAKAJAO), Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy (Women’s & Men’s Health) (HSADAIAG)

Keywords

• Physiotherapy services
• Sports rehabilitation
• Manual therapy
• Women's health physiotherapy
• Group fitness classes

Headquarters

HQ city

Vaud

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Physiotherapy Sessions: Individual physiotherapy treatment sessions billed per session with rates based on Swiss insurance tariff structure. Sessions typically 25-30 minutes. Covered by basic health insurance with medical prescription.
2. Group Fitness Classes: Sport Center offering group classes including Pilates, Spinning, Yoga, and Barre. Billed per session or via subscription packages.
3. Sports Partnerships: On-site physiotherapy coverage for sports teams during training and competitions.
4. Podiatry Services: Podo-Concept cabinet providing podiatry including postural analysis and custom orthopedic insoles.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SPhysical operates a network of physiotherapy clinics in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, delivering evidence-based physiotherapy, sports rehabilitation, manual therapy, podiatry, osteopathy, and specialized programs for spine, pelvic floor, and CrossFit injuries. The group also runs a Sport Center offering group fitness classes (Pilates, Spinning, Yoga, Barre) and provides on-site physiotherapy coverage for partner sports teams.

Product overview

sPhysical is a physiotherapy group operating 5 cabinets across the canton of Vaud, Switzerland (Sullens, Froideville, Cugy, Chavornay, and Le Mont-sur-Lausanne). The company offers core physiotherapy services specializing in sport, back pain, and rehabilitation. The product portfolio includes specialized services such as the Sport Center (group fitness classes: Pilates, Yoga, Indoorcycling, Barre, gentle gym), CrossPhysical (Crossfit-specialized cabinet), Podo-Concept (custom orthotics), Rachis Clinic (spine), Pelvic Floor/Uro-Gynecology, Osteopathy, and various therapeutic techniques (Shockwave, Dry Needling, Kinesio Taping, Flossing, Cupping, Manual Therapy, Lymphatic Drainage). The company also operates a Running Analysis Laboratory and provides franchise opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Physiotherapy Services Core physiotherapy treatment sessions across multiple cabinets in Canton of Vaud, covering orthopedic, sports, post-surgical, and chronic pain rehabilitation for patients with medical prescriptions covered by Swiss basic health insurance.
• Sport Center (Group Fitness Classes) Group fitness classes including Pilates, Spinning/Indoorcycling, Yoga, and Barre, billed per session or via 10-session subscription packages, offered as a complement to therapy at the Echallens facility.
• CrossPhysical (CrossFit-specialized cabinet) Specialized CrossFit physiotherapy at the Chavornay cabinet treating all pathologies related to CrossFit activity, providing injury treatment and reathletization.
• Podo-Concept (Podiatry) Podiatry cabinet specializing in sports and classical podology, postural analysis, and custom-made orthopedic insoles/plantar supports.
• Rachis Clinic (Spine Clinic)

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FC Echallens régioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership where sPhysical provides on-site physiotherapy coverage for the football team during training sessions and matches. The first patient was treated in 2009 in response to FC Echallens' need for a physiotherapist.
• FC BavoiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnersPhysical physiotherapists have been integrated into the FC Bavois staff for 1.5 seasons. Their first season together achieved the club's best-ever result.
• HC PrillycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnersPhysical provides on-site physiotherapy coverage for HC Prilly ice hockey team during training and matches.
• Golf de LausanneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew partnership announced March 2024, offering specialized care program for golfers at the Mont-sur-Lausanne VIP clinic.
• Keziah ChabinminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsorship of 21-year-old Swiss archer who has quickly become the top Swiss archer since starting in the junior circuit.
• Goldgym Fitness FroidevillecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Goldgym Fitness to provide comprehensive rehabilitation and fitness services. Patients of the Froideville cabinet receive discounts on annual Goldgym subscriptions. Enables complete rehabilitation and fitness programs.
• Swiss RehabilitationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated entity under the same group established in 2016, specializing in neurological rehabilitation and home care services. Created in 2013 with Nicolas Perret from Haute école de santé Vaud.
• Reactyv8minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRe-athletization company where the Chavornay cabinet opened in 2018, enabling complete sports injury rehabilitation from initial injury through return to sport.
• Polaris FestivalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Polaris Festival in Verbier as part of the company's 10th anniversary celebrations in 2019.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves22 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Physiozentrum: One of the largest physiotherapy clinic chains in Switzerland, operating multi-site outpatient physiotherapy practices. Closest direct competitor to SPhysical in business model (insurance-referred outpatient physiotherapy) and Swiss geography.
• PhysioSwiss (independent Vaud practices network): Swiss professional association for independent physiotherapists, representing the long tail of single- and multi-site practices that compete with SPhysical for insurer-referred patients in Vaud canton.

Regional players

• RehaClinic: Swiss group of rehabilitation clinics offering inpatient and outpatient musculoskeletal and neurological rehab in multiple cantons. Comparable to SPhysical's Swiss Rehabilitation subsidiary in clinical scope, though larger and primarily inpatient.
• Activfisio: Portuguese outpatient physiotherapy and sports rehab network. Comparable service mix (sports rehab, women's health, pilates) to SPhysical, with cultural/linguistic relevance given SPhysical's Portuguese-speaking staff at Froideville and target expat population in Vaud.

Broad incumbents

• Kieser Training: Swiss strength-training and therapeutic exercise chain that combines medical-adjacent back/musculoskeletal training with paid memberships. Competes with SPhysical's Sport Center concept and overlaps in musculoskeletal therapy positioning.
• Medbase: Swiss primary care and ambulatory health network offering physiotherapy, medical centers, and sports medicine across many cantons. Competes in the same outpatient physiotherapy and sports rehabilitation category but as part of a much broader healthcare portfolio.
• Hirslanden Clinique La Prairie Group: Switzerland's largest private hospital group, including Clinique La Prairie, offering physiotherapy and rehabilitation within premium private healthcare. Represents the upper-tier competitor for VIP and golf-care services SPhysical is starting to target at Le Mont-sur-Lausanne.

Others

• CSS Versicherung: Largest Swiss basic health insurer and a key reimbursement counterparty for SPhysical's insurance-referred physiotherapy revenue. Not a direct competitor, but a critical payer-side ecosystem participant.
• Reactyv8: Swiss reathletization and sports rehab center partnering with SPhysical (hosts the Chavornay cabinet). Comparable niche offering in post-injury athletic reconditioning; both serve the same Canton of Vaud sports and CrossFit population.
• Swiss Olympic Medical Center network: Network of accredited sports medicine centers in Switzerland that provide physiotherapy and sports rehabilitation services. SPhysical partners with similar regional sports teams and could pursue accreditation to access elite athlete referrals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC0KFruWvWTEiRO_taGfC07Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/sphysical.ch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sphyiscal
• Instagraminstagram.com/sphysical_official

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Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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