The company was founded by Anthony Mazlish in 1994 in Rockville, Maryland after he suffered a back injury and found there was an open niche for a specialty back retailer.
[1][2][3][4][5][6] Healthy Back has 19 locations in 7 states and a corporate office in Beltsville, Maryland.
[7] They are currently the largest independently owned back care retailer.
[8] A 2008 report quoted the founder as stating that e-commerce made up 40% of their sales.
[12] Joanne's had played a role in Mazlish's entry into the back business, when he purchased a back cushion from the chain's Tyson's Corner location upon first moving to the District in 1993.