Stella Barnett 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 😂😂.

09/29/2025

Vacation is over and it's back to business as usual! After being off for a couple of weeks, I have a some availability in my schedule for a new assessment. So, if you have something you've been meaning to get taken care of, now is a good time to get in without having to wait!!

09/25/2025

Wow!!! We are so lucky to have such generous people in our community.

Huntsville Hospital Foundation receives a $20 MILLION gift - the largest in Muskoka’s history, to build our new hospital!

The future of healthcare in Muskoka just took a historic leap forward. We are thrilled to share that the Huntsville Hospital Foundation has received a record-setting $20 million gift in honour of long-time resident Bob Hutcheson.

This gift is led by the Jack Cockwell family in partnership with the Bob Hutcheson family, the Tom Anselmi/Sharon Mey family, the Kris House family, the Cooper Koo family, the Duncan Jackman Family, Judy & Scott Lynch of the Walker Lynch Foundation, the Bill & Debbie Aziz family, the Bob & Anne Aziz family, Judith Kilbourne, Don & Mary Spring and Brian & Megan Porter.

This transformational gift launches a $17.5 million matching challenge, meaning every dollar you donate will be doubled, and also creates a $2.5 million Limberlost Invictus Scholarship Fund to train and recruit future healthcare workers.

In dedication of this transformational generosity, the new Huntsville site will proudly be named in honour of Bob Hutcheson.
Let’s power-launch the future of healthcare, here in Muskoka.

To read the full media release:https://huntsvillehospitalfoundation.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/NEW-HOSPITAL-BUILD-IN-HUNTSVILLE-ATTRACTS-RECORD-SETTING-20-MILLION-GIFT-Sept-2025.pdf

09/25/2025

Vacation time is over and I’m back to work!! Today I have a friend with me!!

(Don’t worry, he’s fine, just has a little ouchie he keeps fussing with. So today he gets to hang out at work with me so I can make sure he leaves it alone).

09/17/2025

The authority for registered physiotherapists to order appropriate imaging was first proposed in Ontario over 15 years ago …….. it looks like it might finally happen!!!

Ontario Taking Next Steps to Improve Health-Care Access | Ontario Newsroom

08/29/2025

It's vacation time!! I am on vacation until September 22nd, with limited hours in the clinic once a week through that time. I will be checking emails through that time, but please allow 48 hours for a response.

07/22/2025

Taking ten minutes to appreciate this view right downtown!