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.
Penrose. Penrose is one of the small villages in the Southern Highlands, located between Bundanoon and Marulan. Fringed by the Penrose State Forest, it's a pretty spot to enjoy the peace and quiet of the countryside. The scenic Penrose Forestry Road runs through the forest linking this village to the Hume Highway.