SFMM

What SFMM does

The Société Française de Médecine Mécanique (SFMM) is a French professional medical association founded in spring 1975 by Dr. Albert Pécunia and registered as an association under French law (loi 1901) in 1983. It exists to promote, teach, and preserve the practice of the Pécunia Method, a manual mechanical-medicine approach that treats articular and vertebral "grippage" (perturbation tribologique accidentelle et potentiellement réversible de la dynamique articulaire) through anatomy-respecting degrippage maneuvers. The core technical protocol combines axial-decompression vertebral maneuvers that respect the neural axis and vertebral arteries, peripheral joint maneuvers combining decoaptation and restoration of the rolling-gliding couple, and a dual diagnostic process that pairs standard medical lesion diagnosis with a specific mechanical diagnosis before any therapeutic decision. Practice is statutorily restricted to physicians trained by the association, with non-physicians requiring medical prescription for cervical and pelvic interventions.

SFMM operates a 3-year structured teaching cycle comprising 3 annual sessions (2 in Paris, 1 in Lyon), supplemented by clinical "contact" internships hosted by member practitioners. It maintains an official Annuaire (practitioner directory) searchable by city, postal code, or region across France to connect patients with certified practitioners, and publishes educational video resources (including a YouTube channel operated by President Dr. Vincent Noiry) demonstrating maneuvers and patient exercises. The association is governed by an elected bureau (President Dr. Vincent Noiry, Secretary Dr. Matthieu Michoudet, Deputy Secretary Dr. Kheira Meliani-Nedjari, Treasurer Dr. Lambert Pommier) and is affiliated internationally with CIERMMO. In 2026, SFMM amended its statutes to admit trained non-physician health professionals subject to bureau approval, partially relaxing the physician-only restriction that had been in force since 2000.

SFMM's revenue model is built on professional training and membership, not commercial product sales. The association does not disclose pricing for training sessions or membership dues; consultation fees are set independently by member practitioners. The organization is a non-profit with no parent company, no disclosed institutional investors, no app, no public API, and no technology platform beyond its public website (sfmm.fr) and YouTube presence. As of 2026, SFMM remains focused on a single methodology — the Pécunia Method — and a single domestic market (France), with one known practitioner in Tunis.

Name

SFMM

Legal name

Société Française de Médecine Mécanique

Website

https://sfmm.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Société Française de Médecine Mécanique (SFMM) is a French non-profit medical association, founded in 1975, that trains physicians in the Pécunia Method — a manual mechanical-medicine technique for treating articular and vertebral grippage — and maintains a nationwide directory connecting patients to certified practitioners in France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Formation et adhésion professionnelle: SFMM generates revenue through medical training programs and practitioner membership. The association provides a 3-year teaching cycle with 3 annual sessions (two in Paris, one in Lyon) for physicians trained in the Pécunia Method. Additional revenue likely comes from membership dues for practitioners in the official directory.

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Core offering

SFMM is a professional medical association that promotes and teaches the Pécunia Method, a manual mechanical medicine approach for treating articular and vertebral grippage developed by Dr. Albert Pécunia. The association delivers a structured 3-year continuing medical training cycle with three annual sessions held in Paris (two) and Lyon (one), maintains an official directory of certified practitioners accessible to patients seeking treatment, and publishes educational video resources. Its core deliverables are physician certification in the Pécunia Method and patient referrals through the certified practitioner network.

Product overview

SFMM offers a single unified method — the Méthode Pécunia — which is a manual mechanical medicine approach for treating articular and vertebral grippage. The SFMM portfolio includes the core treatment methodology itself, a practitioner directory for patient referrals, educational video resources demonstrating techniques, and continuing medical education training sessions held annually across Paris and Lyon. All offerings are centered on the Pécunia Method and are reserved for trained medical professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Méthode Pécunia (Pécunia Method) A manual mechanical medicine approach developed by Dr. Albert Pécunia in the 1970s that treats articular and vertebral grippage (grippage articulaire) through degrippage maneuvers respecting anatomy. Reserved for trained physicians, it is delivered as a proprietary treatment method through SFMM-certified practitioners.
• Practitioner Directory (Annuaire SFMM) Official online directory of SFMM practitioners trained in the Pécunia Method, allowing patients to locate certified physicians by city, postal code, or region across France.
• Continuing Medical Training Sessions Three annual continuing medical education sessions held across Paris (two sessions) and Lyon (one session), spanning a three-year cycle for SFMM member physicians, including practical peripheral workshops.
• Educational Video Resources Video content presenting mechanical medicine techniques and complementary treatments produced by SFMM practitioners, including demonstrations of vertebral manipulation in axial decompression and cervical maneuvers, intended for informational and practitioner reference purposes.

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Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CIERMMO (Confédération Internationale des groupes d'Enseignement et de Recherche de la Médecine Manuelle Ostéopathie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSFMM is affiliated with CIERMMO, the International Confederation of Teaching and Research Groups in Manual Medicine and Osteopathy. This affiliation provides international recognition and collaboration in the field of manual medicine education and research.

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Direct peers

• SOFMMOO (Société Française de Médecine Manuelle Orthopédique et Ostéopathique): French professional society for physicians practicing manual, orthopedic and osteopathic medicine. Directly comparable to SFMM as a physician-only association teaching a defined manual medicine discipline in France, with overlapping patient indications (spinal, articular, discal).
• Fédération Française des Masseurs-Kinésithérapeutes Rééducateurs (FFMKR): French national federation representing physiotherapists. Comparable to SFMM as a French professional body with a practitioner directory, continuing education programs, and overlapping musculoskeletal scope, though for a different licensed profession.
• Association Française de Chiropraxie (AFC): National professional association for chiropractors in France. Comparable in form (professional association, practitioner directory, continuing education) and overlapping clinical scope (vertebral and articular manual therapy), though restricted to chiropractors rather than physicians.
• AAO (American Academy of Osteopathy): US professional academy for osteopathic physicians focused on osteopathic manipulative medicine. Directly comparable as a physician-only association teaching a defined manual medicine method, with continuing education, publications, and a practitioner community.

Broad incumbents

• CIERMMO (Confédération Internationale des groupes d'Enseignement et de Recherche de la Médecine Manuelle Ostéopathie): International confederation of manual medicine teaching and research groups. SFMM is an affiliated member; CIERMMO is comparable as a higher-order coordinating body for the same family of manual medicine disciplines across multiple countries.
• FIMM (International Federation of Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine): Global federation of national manual/musculoskeletal medicine societies. Comparable to SFMM as the umbrella body for physician-led manual medicine education, research, and standard-setting across member countries.
• OIA (Osteopathic International Alliance): International organisation representing the global osteopathic profession. Comparable to SFMM as a coordinating body for physician and non-physician osteopathic practitioners, with overlapping educational and advocacy functions.
• SFDO (Syndicat Français Des Ostéopathes): Major French osteopathic professional organisation. Operates in the same manual therapy category as SFMM (vertebral and articular treatment) and serves a comparable patient base, but is open to non-physician osteopaths rather than restricted to physicians.

Regional players

• European Faculty for Manual Medicine (EFOM): European body teaching manual medicine to physicians. Comparable to SFMM in training physicians in vertebral and articular manual techniques, though operating across multiple European jurisdictions rather than France alone.
• Collège Français de l'Ostéopathie (CFO): French osteopathic teaching institution. Comparable to SFMM in providing structured manual medicine training within France, though primarily focused on training non-physician osteopaths and operating educational programs rather than a practitioner society.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@docteurvincentnoiry6765
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sfmm

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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