The first Relax The Back store opened in Austin, Texas in 1984.

In 1987, an entrepreneur named Virginia Rogers purchased the original store and packaged the business into a franchise format.

[2] In 1996, having grown the chain to 59 stores, Rogers sold the company to a franchisee, Dairl Johnson, for $6 million.

[1] Johnson continued to develop the company's independent franchising model.

[3] Relax The Back corporate offices are currently located in Long Beach, California.