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.
- Gray 2010 carbon WSD road bike, Rivet Independence saddle
- Red hardtail 26" aluminum mountain bike, Bontrager Evoke WSD saddle
- Royal blue 2018 aluminum gravel bike, Rivet Pearl saddle
Gone but not forgotten:
- Silver 2003 aluminum road bike
- Two awesome worn out Juliana saddles