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.
Location: Denman Island is located off the eastern shore of central Vancouver Island, opposite Buckley Bay, 12 miles (20 km) south of Courtenay and one hour north of Nanaimo. BC Ferries operates a vehicle and passenger scheduled ferry service from Buckley Bay to Denman Island.ranquil and bucolic, Denman Island and Hornby Island sit just off the east coast of Vancouver Island. Denman Island is the larger of the two, known for its pastoral farmlands and its population of talented artisans.