Cold therapy can be applied using cold packs, bags of ice, cold rags, or bags of frozen vegetables or fruit. [substeps] Do not use ice packs or other cold therapy methods on the area for more than 15 to 20 minutes at a time.
[header] How to treat spondylosis [title] Use cold therapy. [step] Cold therapy reduces swelling by causing a decrease in the diameter of blood vessels (vasoconstriction). It can also numb deep pain.