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Moist heat kills the organisms by coagulating and denaturing their enzymes and structural protein. Sterilization by moist heat of the most resistant spores generally requires 121 Â°C for 15-30 minutes. Moist heat is used for the sterilization of culture media, and all other materials through which steam can penetrate. Moist heat is more effective than dry heat.
Use of fluidized therapy dry heat is an acceptable alternative to other heat therapy modalities in reducing pain, edema, and muscle spasm from acute or subacute traumatic or non-traumatic musculoskeletal disorders of the extremities.