Stella Barnett Physiotherapy

11/19/2025

Wow!!!!!

11/19/2025

Feeling worried about hanging your Christmas decorations? I can help with that! No, I'm not going to come and hang them for you, but we could work on your strength and balance to improve your ladder climbing skills!!

Send me an email or call the clinic and be sure to ask for me by name.

11/11/2025

Remembering all those who sacrificed their life so that we can live ours.

11/07/2025

Allow a bit of extra time to get to your appointments on Tuesday.

🚧 Road Closure Notice 🚧 Residents are advised that the annual Remembrance Day parade will take place on November 11, impacting traffic downtown. Sections of Veterans Way, West Street South, Main Street East, River Street, Princess Street and Brunel Road will experience a rolling closure as the parade makes its way along the route from 11:45 am to 12:10 pm.
For more information, visit: https://ow.ly/jqb450Xo1w0

11/07/2025

Did you know that peri-menopause can affect how you feel physically? Joint pain and stiffness can be the result of the reduced oestrogen levels in your body and affect up to 40% or women, and can be accompanied by muscle discomfort and tightness.

If you are in the Huntsville area check out the Women's Wellness Hub!

It’s Official!🥳🎉🎊

Year 2 of our research study includes the opening of the Women’s Health Hub in Huntsville!

We’re reimagining how women’s health care is delivered in Ontario- reducing barriers and making it easier than ever for ALL women in our area to access quality, evidence-based care - covered by OHIP!

🚫🩺 No family doctor or NP? No problem!
You can self-refer for an assessment with a qualified RN (that’s me!) who can refer you to one of our collaborating physicians if you need menopause-related medical care.
📧 Email whhmuskoka@gmail.com to
book your appointment.

🥼Already have a care provider?
They can easily send a referral through their electronic medical record. Just tell them to look for “Women’s Health Hub” in PSS (they’ll know what this means!)

Our team is building a new model of care that puts women’s health front and centre - right here in Muskoka. 💜

11/06/2025

Have you had a baby recently??

In partnership with our research peers, participants are needed for a local study on pelvic floor muscles.
If you have recently given birth (less than three months ago), or are currently pregnant and would like to participate in the study, please reach out to magdalena.sitnik@mahc.ca or phone 705-905-2995.
This is an opportunity to participate in research about pelvic floor physiotherapy.

10/30/2025

“Treat the patient, not the imaging”.

A lot of what we see on imaging is normal and doesn’t need surgical intervention. Work with a physiotherapist to maintain and improve your function!!

Your MRI doesn’t tell your story it only whispers a few lines.
Imaging shows structure, not strength.
It can’t measure resilience, adaptation, or how your body feels and functions.

Far too many surgeries are done because of what’s seen on a screen
tiny “abnormalities” that are often just normal signs of living.
Age-appropriate changes, not emergencies.

Before you rush to fix what may not be broken,
start with movement, education, and a real conversation.
You are not your MRI.
You are more than an image
you are function, healing, and potential in motion

10/24/2025

To my clients who are waiting for me to send them their exercises ……. sorry, there’s a dog asleep on my lap!!!

10/20/2025

Try physiotherapy first, you could avoid having surgery!!!

Think surgery is your only option? In many cases surgery can be avoided with the help of a physical therapist.

10/16/2025

Did you know that I have been a physiotherapist since 2001? That is 24 years of experience assessing and treating people with injuries and ailments! Call the clinic and ask for me or send me an email to get an appointment scheduled :)

10/15/2025

Summer is over, docks are being pulled out, leaves and pine needles are being raked, and then we can breathe a little before the snow comes. Do you have something niggling that has been bothering you? Rolled your ankle on that Thanksgiving hike? Take the time now before we are shoveling and snow blowing to get it taken care of! Call Muskoka MVMT Physiotherapy + Sport Injury Clinic and ask for me, or book online via the website.

10/02/2025

I have the best clients!!!!!!

Give me a call if you want physiotherapy that is so good it’ll make you want to buy me a cake 😂😂.