FFMKR

What FFMKR does

FFMKR (Fédération Française des Masseurs-Kinésithérapeutes Rééducateurs) is the leading professional union for physiotherapists in France, founded in 1962/1963 and headquartered in Paris. The federation represents approximately 7,000 self-employed physiotherapists organized across 95 departmental unions in 18 regions, including metropolitan France and overseas territories. Its core function is collective representation: negotiating national conventions (most recently Avenant 8), lobbying on healthcare policy, and protecting professional practice and acquired rights.

FFMKR operates a portfolio of member services rather than a unified software platform. The technology stack centers on a downloadable FFMKR webapp (iPhone/Android) that delivers member resources without app store distribution. Adjacent service modules include MaCotationKiné+ (expert billing-code assistance to reduce insurance rejections), SOS Contentieux (legal support), Le KLUB (a benefits platform offering discounts on 250,000+ products, positioned as the first employee committee for physiotherapists), Web médias (Kinécast podcast and video content), and AMKO (a sub-brand for physiotherapist-osteopaths). The federation holds Qualiopi certification for training quality and is registered with CNIL for data protection compliance.

The business model is a recurring subscription/membership-dues structure, supplemented by ancillary service revenues (training under Qualiopi, partner referral economics, and service-tier upsells). Distribution is community-led through the departmental union network, with marketing reach via LinkedIn (9,000+ followers), Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok (@ffmkrcclair). The federation is governed by 22 elected federal advisors and led by President Sébastien Guérard; it is member-owned, has no parent company, and has not raised external capital.

Name

FFMKR

Legal name

Fédération Française des Masseurs-Kinésithérapeutes Rééducateurs

Website

https://ffmkr.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

FFMKR is the leading French professional union for physiotherapists, representing ~7,000 self-employed members across 95 departments. It negotiates national conventions, provides advocacy, and operates member services including a webapp, billing assistance, legal support, and a benefits platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues (Adhésions): FFMKR generates revenue through membership fees/subscriptions from physiotherapists across France. Members pay to join through departmental unions and gain access to services, advocacy, and benefits.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

FFMKR (Fédération Française des Masseurs-Kinésithérapeutes Rééducateurs) is the leading professional federation and union for physiotherapists in France, founded in 1962 with over 60 years of experience. It represents approximately 7,000 members across 95 departments organized in 18 regions, providing professional advocacy, convention negotiations, legal support (SOS Contentieux), billing/coding assistance (MaCotationKiné+), member benefits (Le KLUB), and continuing education.

Product overview

FFMKR operates as a professional federation and union for French physiotherapists (masseurs-kinésithérapeutes rééducateurs) with over 60 years of experience. The organization does not offer a unified software platform but rather provides a portfolio of member services including the FFMKR App (mobile webapp), Le KLUB (employee benefits with 250,000+ product discounts), MaCotationKiné+ (billing code assistance), SOS Contentieux (legal assistance), Web médias (video/podcast content), and AMKO (osteopath association). FFMKR primarily functions as a professional association and trade union rather than a technology company, with members accessing services through the webapp and various downloadable resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Le KLUB: First employee committee for physiotherapists, offering advantages covering consumption universes with discounts on over 250,000 products and references online.
• MaCotationKiné+
• SOS Contentieux
• AMKO

Products and services

• FFMKR App A downloadable webapp for FFMKR members providing mobile access to federation services, information, and member resources without requiring a traditional app store installation. Available for iPhone and Android devices.
• Le KLUB by FFMKR

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Banque PopulaireminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBanking partner offering financial services and products to FFMKR members. Part of a network of partners providing exclusive benefits to federation members.
• La MédicaleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHealth professional insurance specialist with over 75 years of experience, offering insurance and protection solutions for healthcare practitioners including physiotherapists.
• PaymedminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndependent third-party payment solution for healthcare professionals, offering liberal alternative to imposed third-party payment. Provides 30% discount on first year subscription and helps avoid payment defaults.
• MACSFminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMutual insurance company for French health professionals, offering comprehensive insurance and financing solutions throughout professional and personal life.
• Vos revues professionnellesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional publications partnership offering 25% discount on subscriptions to Kiné Actualité and Kinésithérapie Scientifique journals with unlimited web archive access.
• Le KLUB by FFMKRminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFirst employee committee (comité d'entreprise) for physiotherapists, offering benefits covering maximum consumption universes with discounts on over 250,000 online products and references.
• AMKO - Association des Masseur-Kinésithérapeutes OstéopathesminorOthersAssociation of Physiotherapist-Osteopaths, providing specialized services and representation for members practicing both physiotherapy and osteopathy.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Union Nationale des Professionnels de Santé (UNPS): Umbrella intersyndicale representing multiple French liberal health professions. FFMKR participates alongside other specialty unions in UNPS negotiations with the Assurance Maladie, making UNPS the closest structural analog of a higher-level bargaining body FFMKR is part of.
• Ordre National des Médecins (CNOM): The French regulatory Order for physicians. Closely comparable in governance structure and institutional role to the Ordre des Kinésithérapeutes; useful peer for understanding how French health professional representation operates at scale.
• World Physiotherapy: International confederation of national physiotherapy associations including the French member body. Comparable as the international apex body that frames FFMKR's engagement with global physiotherapy policy and standards.
• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA): The largest US professional association for physical therapists, combining advocacy, member benefits, education, and specialty certification. Comparable to FFMKR in mission and service breadth, though operating at much larger scale in a different healthcare market.

Regional players

• Zentralverband der Physiotherapeuten (ZVK): German physiotherapy professional association with advocacy, member services, and education functions similar to FFMKR. Comparable cross-market analog for a physiotherapist-representative body operating under a different national healthcare system.
• Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP): UK professional body and union for physiotherapists. Comparable in function (advocacy, member services, professional standards) but operates in a different national healthcare system; useful cross-market analog for physiotherapy representation models.

Direct peers

• Union Nationale des Pharmacies d'Officine (UNPF): French representative union for community pharmacists. Comparable in model: subscription-funded, departmental reach, convention negotiation, member services — applies the same playbook as FFMKR but to a different liberal health profession.
• Fédération Nationale des Infirmiers (FNI): French professional union for liberal nurses, structurally identical to FFMKR: subscription-funded, departmental network, convention negotiation with Assurance Maladie. Comparable as a same-model peer serving another liberal health profession in France.
• Ordre des Masseurs-Kinésithérapeutes (ONPCK/CNOMK): The official regulatory Order for French physiotherapists, distinct from a union but directly adjacent in mission: registration, discipline, and ethical oversight of the profession. Highly comparable because both organizations represent the same practitioner base in France.
• Alizé (formerly SNMKR): Direct competitor French physiotherapy union formed via the 2023 merger of SNMKR and another organization; competes with FFMKR for the same pool of kinésithérapeutes, negotiates conventions, and offers parallel member services. Most directly comparable peer for FFMKR.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/_FFMKR
• Facebookfacebook.com/FFMKR.org/?locale=fr_FR
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spek
• Instagraminstagram.com/ffmkr/?hl=fr
• TikToktiktok.com/@ffmkrcclair

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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