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.
Baffin Island (Inuktitut language: Qikiqtaaluk) is one of the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut, northern Canada. It is the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest island in the world, with an area of 507,451 km Â².In 2004, the population numbered 11,000.ts area is 2,166,086 km Â² and is the largest island in the world. This island belonged to the Kingdom of Denmark. Since 1979, the Land of Green was given independence and since 1985 no longer a member of the European Union. However, the Queen of Denmark was still serving as head of state.