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.
Both North Pender Island and South Pender Island are wonderful places to visit and this section will help you explore the island from some different viewpoints.1  Pender Island Amenities â this page gives you an overall view of what is available.e try to include lots of Pender Island photographs on this site but if you wish to see more or see what many of the other Gulf Islands look like (they are all different!) take a look at the Gulf Islands Photography Gallery.