What is Moist Heat?

Category: Equipment

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Moist heat, such as hot baths, steamed towels or moist heating packs can aid in the heat’s penetration into the muscles, and some people feel that moist heat provides better pain relief.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Neck pain 9 1
Pain 5 1
Pain in shoulder(s) 4 1
Back pain 1 0
Cold hands and feet 1 0

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 1
Mild 0
None 2

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Moist Heat

Side effect Patients Percentage
Pain 1

Why patients stopped taking Moist Heat

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Other 1
See 1 patient who's stopped using Moist Heat

Duration

Stopped using Moist Heat

Duration Patients Percentage
1 - 6 months 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 0
Usually 2
Sometimes 1
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 1
Somewhat hard to take 2
A little hard to take 0
Not at all hard to take 0
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 2
Not specified 1
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