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.
Fraser Island. Just off the coast of Hervey Bay, is World Heritage listed Fraser Island; the largest sand island in the world and the only place on the planet where rainforest grows on sand! Over 120 kilometres long, the Island has developed over 800,000 years and is a unique natural environment.ady Elliot Island is the start of the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef located just off the tip of Fraser Island and is a 40 minute scenic flight from Hervey Bay.