About Me
"A lot of muscles attach at that spot. You're always going to have trouble
there."
Those were the last words the doctor said to me, then he
turned around and walked out the door. I never saw him again. "That spot" was my left mastoid process, the area
behind your ear. I fell in 1978. I learned how important the mastoid process is that day the hard way, hitting
my bed post after tripping in my bedroom. Hitting a four foot high, chain link home run fence at full speed
while chasing a softball wasn't much fun either... Yes, I caught the ball... And finished the game... 33 years
later as I'm finishing up recovering from a lot of injuries throughout my life, the main damage is receding to
that spot I injured when I was only 17 years young. Other injuries are tracing back to my broken arm in third
grade, a couple pelvis breaks and several black eyes from softball, football and just being a kid. Yes,
childhood injuries affect you throughout your life. And they gradually get worse, much worse, as you get older.
I know. I've been there.
When I was 23, I had to take a "logic test" for a job as a
computer programmer right out of college. The company made a really
big deal about this test and hired mainly based on it. Over 1,000 people had taken it there and the
people who got the top 3 scores owned and/or ran the company. They got scores of 78, 73 & 72 on it,
which means it was a very difficult test. 150 "story problem" questions to answer in 150
minutes. One minute per question. I finished in 55 minutes, reviewed my answers in
another 10 minutes, made no changes and turned in my test. I got a 91. In the end, they told me
there was no way they could keep me challenged and did not offer me a job. But the president of the
company did give me the best advise I've ever had: "Try to have as much patience as possible with the
rest of the world. Eventually, they will catch up." That was when I realized I am different
than other people. Not better, but maybe more capable. So, I started my own journey to try to heal,
eventually finding massage therapy.
Massage therapy is an amazing thing. It helps your body
work better in so many ways and hurts in none. That's why I made the decision, after 30 years of helping myself
and friends, to attend the Cincinnati School for Medical Massage. It was intensive, to say the least. 350 hours
of Anatomy & Physiology taught by a PhD who really likes anatomy, plus all the massage training, for a
total of 750 hours of training. 19 months of school all together with only 7 weeks off during that time. But
now I know why the things I've been doing all along worked. Plus, Ohio is the only state whose medical board
that oversees doctors also oversees massage therapists, so I'm now "Medical Board Certified" and able to bill
for Workers Compensation or insurance-related accidents.
I graduated with an overall 98 in anatomy and 94 in massage therapy. I got 98 in
anatomy and 97 in massage therapy on the Ohio state board exam. I'm also certified by the State of Kentucky and
the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork. My goal isn't just to relieve people's
pain. My experience is that pain and stiffness are caused by injuries, old or new, and completely working out
injuries eliminates the pain and stiffness permanently. I've rented my studio next door to Allyn's Cafe at 3540
Columbia Parkway on the second floor (entrance in rear) and am open for business. A lot of people live in pain
and shouldn't. I enjoy helping them. I can be reached at 513-505-3541, but please
make appointments on this website homepage. I charge one dollar per minute in my studio
and two dollars per minute for in-home therapy. I have a 45 minute minimum in my studio and one hour minimum
for in-home services.
Additional Training
Orthopedic Massage for Complicated Shoulder Conditions,
part 1, James Waslaski
Orthopedic Massage for Complicated Shoulder Conditions,
part 2, James Waslaski
Orthopedic Massage for Complicated Elbow,
Wrist & Hand Conditions, James Waslaski
Pelvic Stabilization - "The Key to Structural
Integration", James Waslaski
Orthopedic Massage for Complicated Knee
and lower Extremity Conditions, James
Waslaski
Bill
Hulsizer
Owner, Tusculum Therapeutic
Massage
Bill@BillHulsizer.com
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