Osteoarthritis
"I think it is great for osteo-arthritis of hip - but others work for me equally well e.g. Mobic, Voltaren.  I chose Celebrex as I have read it is gentler on stomach and kidneys.  The only downside is the fear I get reading about heart problems - so I change every few months an alternate the meds - with a week off in between (when I go back to limping).  But I have no problems - in fact I did notice that Celebrex takes a few days to work whereas Mobic and Voltaren are almost instant"