Neil Holmes

LMT, Founder

May 24, 2002, was the day that changed my life. At the time, I was a football coach at Manatee High School. It was a Friday afternoon, practice had ended, and I hopped on my motorcycle to head home. While driving home, a truck pulled out in front of me and I had a horrible accident. I was sent to an accident clinic where for 3 months, I was getting massage therapy, chiropractic, adjustments, ultrasound, electric stem, traction, decompression, rolling table, etc. The problem was that three months later, my pain level really didn’t change.

But instead, it only took 4 sessions, and I was 80% better!!

I couldn’t understand why the specific massage work I had helped so much while all the other therapies they offered didn’t.

That’s when I knew what I wanted to do. I’m actually grateful for that motorcycle wreck because it’s put me on the path of helping people out of chronic pain for over 15 years now.

Most people who come into The Back WoRX are frustrated.

They’ve already tried physical therapy, chiropractic care, stretching, or even injections—and despite all that effort, they’re still dealing with the same pain.

Here’s the problem:

Where you feel pain is rarely where it actually starts.

With almost 20 years of experience working with thousands of patients, I’ve built my entire approach around one principle—reverse engineering pain patterns to uncover and correct the true source of the issue.

This isn’t guesswork.
And it’s not a one-size-fits-all routine.

It’s a system that’s been tested, refined, and proven in real-world cases—helping people get out of pain when nothing else has worked.

As the clinic grew, I took that system and built Back WoRX University—our internal training program designed to ensure that every therapist delivers the same level of precision, consistency, and results-driven care.

Through this training, every therapist at The Back WoRX is taught how to:

• Identify the true origin of pain—not just where it shows up
• Think critically instead of following routines
• Apply targeted, case-specific manual therapy

This means no matter who you work with, you’re getting a method that has been developed and refined across thousands of patients not guesswork, and not cookie-cutter care.

Today, my focus goes beyond just treating patients. I’m continually refining this system, mentoring my team, and raising the standard for what effective pain relief should look like.

At The Back WoRX, we don’t chase pain.

We engineer solutions to it