Find out more about the history of PHYSIOZENTRUM, the largest physiotherapy provider in Switzerland.
About us
5,919,800
Treatments performed
since 2012
33
Locations
215,822
Patients
since 2012
400
Employees
30
Average age
Employees
Our story
When Martina Landolt became self-employed in 2010 together with a fellow physiotherapist in an 8-square-metre room in Uster (ZH), she did not expect rapid success. However, several physicians began recommending the new practice to their patients. The reason was simple: thanks to direct access to the neighboring fitness centre, the therapists were able to offer what is known as active therapy – targeted exercise-based rehabilitation rather than purely passive treatment on a therapy table.
The effectiveness of active therapy methods has been scientifically proven thousands of times. Nevertheless, many practices lack the expensive infrastructure required to provide such treatments. Together with her husband Christoph Landolt, Martina decided to establish large centres where patients could benefit from optimal, modern physiotherapy.
In 2011, together with Christoph and Dr. Sara Hürlimann, the founders of zahnarztzentrum.ch, Switzerland’s largest dental care provider, the entrepreneurial couple founded Physiozentrum.ch AG. The concept is the same at every location: providing the full spectrum of physiotherapy services in one place and at the highest quality standards.
Our Executive Management Team (from left to right):
Henk Hoeke (COO), Nadine Stolz (CFO & CHRO), Carmen Pittasch (COO), Jasmin Caprio (COO), Karin Marchetti (COO), Sandro Perrenoud (COO), Alexandra Helbing (CEO).
Our milestones
2026
With the opening of a new location at Shopping Arena St. Gallen, Physiozentrum is entering a shopping center setting for the first time in company history. Staying true to its vision, Physiozentrum brings physiotherapy closer to where people live, work, and spend their everyday lives.
2026
With the opening of Physiozentrum Frauenfeld, we celebrated not only our first location in the Canton of Thurgau, but also our 32nd location overall.
2025
We take over the physiotherapy services at Hirslanden Clinic Im Park. For the first time in Physiozentrum’s history, we are now also treating inpatients.
In September, we open another location in Zurich with a grand opening event, directly at Stadelhofen railway station.
2024
Alexandra Helbling succeeds Martina and Christoph Landolt as CEO.
2023
The year of Central Switzerland: we open our second clinic in Lucerne at Löwenplatz, while in Zug we move into new premises located directly within the railway station building.
2022
10 years of Physiozentrum! A decade earlier, in June 2012, the very first clinic opened its doors. We celebrate the milestone with a big party and an overnight stay in the winter resort of Andermatt.
2021
A newcomer to the fold: The long-established Physiotherapie Gygax & Zurbuchen practice in Bern joins the Physiozentrum Group. With new branches in Dübendorf (Stettbach), Kleinbasel, and Altstetten and Enge (both in Zurich), there will soon be 25 Physiozentrum locations.
2020
During the coronavirus lockdown, the masseurs are at home full time, the physios part time. Work is in full swing on the building sites at Bern station, Aarau and Lenzburg.
2019
Medical massage is becoming increasingly prominent. New locations in Wallisellen, Baden, Lucerne, Biel, Solothurn, Olten and Chur.
2018
Despite very well-equipped training rooms, all attempts to gain subscription customers have failed over the years. 2018 marks the end of all ambitions in this respect.
2017
Expansion into Winterthur. Further locations in Zurich and Basel are also added. With around 100 employees, the company is now big enough for its first proper party.
2016
Opening of the fifth practice in Wil (canton of St. Gallen). A sixth follows in Uster (canton of Zurich), in a new building on a site once occupied by a kebab stand.
2015
Opening of the largest location to date at Zurich’s Bahnhofplatz.
2014
Opening of branches in St. Gallen and Basel. Because the three locations are at least one and a half hours apart, the founders now spend most of their time on the train.
The company is the first physiotherapy provider in the country to offer the option of booking appointments online.
2012
Opening of the first location in Wetzikon (canton of Zurich). The practice is 270 square metres in size and sets new standards in the Zurich Oberland with its MTT room.
However, the lavish reception suite is looking a bit empty.
The solution? A practice assistant, of course. Since then, practice assistants have been indispensable points of contact for patients and the team’s source of all the latest gossip.
2011
Physiozentrum.ch AG founded in Uster (canton of Zurich), in a former kebab stand that will later be demolished.