The Institute for Physiotherapy Research GmbH is a non-profit organization that researches diagnosis and treatment in physiotherapy, complaints about the musculoskeletal system, its conservative treatment with physiotherapy, and its prevention. At the center of the company's interest is the development of measurement instruments, the evaluation of treatment methods in outcome studies, and the implementation of known knowledge in practice-oriented projects. The basics and environment of physiotherapy in the healthcare system also belong to its research area. The company works project-oriented. It initiates projects and forms research groups with experts from research, education, and practice to carry out the projects. The company is financed through research funds for projects, fees from commissioned work, and private donations. The company can establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire similar or related companies, or merge with them, acquire, manage, and sell properties, and enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it.