Osteoarthritis is the wearing down of cartilage on joints, and when cartilage wears away, bones are left to rub directly on each other. Bone-on-bone rubbing of facet joints can inflame medial branch nerves, resulting in intense facet joint pain.
Pender Island (Saanich: stÌeyÌÉs) is one of the Southern Gulf Islands located in the Gulf of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada.Pender Island is approximately 34 km 2 (13 sq mi) in area and is home to about 2,250 permanent residents, as well as a large seasonal population.he islands, along with Pender Harbour on the Sunshine Coast, were given their current name by Captain Richards for Staff Commander, later Captain, Daniel Pender, RN who surveyed the coast of British Columbia aboard HMS Plumper, HMS Hecate and the Beaver from 1857 to 1870.
Premier Listings for Quadra Island. The largest and most populated of the Discovery Islands in BC, Quadra Island is nestled between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia.he diversity of people, professions, lifestyles and pastimes is what makes Quadra Island a truly great place to live or visit. Quadra Island was named after Don Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra, the 18th Century Spanish Naval Officer and close friend of Captain George Vancouver.