My last serious time off was in May. Two separate times. First I was out of the country for two weeks. No exercise except for climbing several flights of stairs. Didn't do any ice, etc. Second time off was at the end of June. About a week and a half. Also no ice.

I took a lot of anti-inflammatories (for knees and lower back) over the summer. Iced the knee. But didn't elevate, compress or avoid all activities.