ME​GAN MCDONALD IS A GRADUATE OF SOUTHEASTERN INSTITUTE IN CHARLOTTE, NC CLASS OF 2009. MEGAN FOUND HER LOVE FOR MASSAGE WHILE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL WHILE WORKING AS A STUDENT ATHLETIC TRAINER; SHE OFTEN MASSAGED STUDENT ATHLETES AS A PART OF THE REHABILITATION PROCESS. AFTER RECEIVING HER BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN SPORTS MANAGEMENT FROM JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY, MEGAN PURSUED THE MASSAGE THERAPY CERTIFICATION. WITH HER MASSAGE THERAPY CERTIFICATION SHE IS CERTIFIED IN SWEDISH, NEUROMUSCULAR, SPORTS MASSAGE, DEEP TISSUE, TRIGGER POINT, HOT STONE & STRETCH THERAPY. OVER THE YEARS SHE HAS CONTINUED TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE IN CONTINUING EDUCATION TO ASSIST WITH THE CONSTANT DEVELOPMENT OF HER MASSAGE THERAPY SKILLS. MEGAN OPENED MUSCLES MATTER MASSAGE THERAPY IN 2012 AND HAS CONTINUED TO SERVICE CLIENTS IN THE COMFORT OF THEIR HOMES BRINGING RELIEF & RELAXATION. MEGAN HAS SINCE WORKED WITH A VARIETY OF INDIVIDUALS FROM ADOLESCENTS TO PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES UNDER THE STRONG REFERENCE OF REFERRALS. MEGAN UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF MASSAGE THERAPY FOR EVERYONE AND THINKS ALL PEOPLE SHOULD STRIVE FOR A BETTER SENSE OF SELF BY SELF CARE WITH THE INCLUSION OF MASSAGE THERAPY. SHE CONTINUES TO EXPLORE NEW MODALITIES AND WAYS TO EVOLVE AS A MASSAGE THERAPIST.

IN 2018 MEGAN OBTAINED HER CERTIFICATION IN FST (FASCIAL STRETCH THERAPY). FST DEFINED BY ANN & CHRIS FREDERICK (2014) IS DYNAMIC STRETCHING THAT USES VARYING TEMPOS UNDER ACTIVE LOADING TO TARGET LONG MYOFASCIAL CHAINS. IT IS COMPLETELY 100% PAIN FREE. MEGAN ATTAINED THIS CERTIFICATION TO CONTINUE TO ASSIST PEOPLE WITH MOVING AND FEELING BETTER, BY ELIMINATING PAIN AND HELPING TO RESTORE FUNCTION.