I read something similar recently in Road Bike Review. I sent it to my trainer to see what he thought of it, but he hasn't had a chance to read it yet.

I will sometimes ice my knee if the patella tracking problem is acting up, and it seems to help a lot with that problem. But that's a recurring issue, not quite chronic but not something that will ever really go away either.

If something really really hurts (like a bee sting) I will ice it to kill the pain.

I also rarely take NSAIDs. They tend to the bother my stomach.