"i&#039;ve been taking the etodolac for a while now. my doc put me on it when i was diagnosed with costocondritis (pain and inflammation in the cartilage between my ribs). after a while, i noticed that my arthritic knee pain had also subsided. a few months later, he diagnosed me with bursitis in my hip for the second time and i asked for more of the etodolac because of the success i had had with the abatement of my knee issues. i missed a full day of the medication, and i could really feel every ounce of pain from my knees to my hip to my chest! recently, i&#039;ve been told that i now have the beginnings of degenerative disc disease in my lumbar spine, and my etodolac has been extremely helpful. a muscle relaxer helps to calm my back muscles."