TIME magazine addresses the issue of chronic pain and the benefits -- and hazards -- of COX-2 inhibitors.

Those who suffer chronic hip, back or joint pain due to injury or illness; those who are crippled by re-occuring migraines; those who can't explain the shifting, ghost-like symptoms of fibromyalgia know the frustrations of seeking help from traditional medicine.

TIME has a great on-line interactive map of target areas and holistic healing methods used to ease the pain.