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Is There Healing Power in a Cat's Purr? | Orthopedics This Week

Is There Healing Power in a Cat's Purr?
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Recent “research on frequencies that promote bone growth, fracture healing, pain relief ad relief of breathlessness and inflammation, show that frequencies between 20 Hertz and 150 Hertz are healing frequencies. All cat species have purr frequencies between 20 Hertz and 150 Hertz with the exception of the cheetah.” The cheetah purrs at 25, 50, 100, 125 and 150 Hertz. “This corresponds exactly with the best healing frequencies.”

Lyons notes that the purring of a cat lowers stress — petting a purring cat has a calming effect. It decreases the symptoms of dyspnoea (difficulty in breathing) in cats and humans. It also lowers blood pressure and reduces the risk of heart disease. Cat owners have 40% less risk of having a heart attack.

The healing power of cat purrs is believed to help with infections, swelling and pain, muscle growth and repair, tendon repair and joint mobility.
 
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I have never liked cats much and have always had dogs. A few years ago my daughters cat had kittens and I decided to give one a try. as soon as that kitten came in the house my little Yorkie fell in love with it. She went ALL THE WAY and actually started lactating and letting the kitten nurse. She let him do it until he was almost twice as big as she was but there was never any doubt who was his Mama. In the end, I got the perfect cat. He is extremely social. He has never met a stranger and is very loving and spends a lot of time laying on me. He is still a Mama's boy and the Yorkie gives him kisses all the time to which he stands still for it but raises his head as high as possible and wiggles. It makes me think of a teenage boy when his Mama is trying to give him a kiss in front of his buddies.

the is something Zen about petting a happy cat. It is relaxing and seems to reduce stress. I think that it is in part because they are so soft and unlike a dog they lay still and accept your attention as their due where a dog prefers to be a more active participant in any loving that is going on wanting to reciprocate it immediately with wiggles and licks.

Dogs in general are more fun but my cat is my friend and always knows when I am in need of some attention and is very demanding about it. He will jump up in my lap on top of my computer dometimes and flop over. You can't be mad at him, he just wants to get and share some love.
 
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A funny thing about my two cats, is that they spent their first months being fostered in a home with a dog. So, they sometimes act like a dog would. They will play fetch with a crumbled piece of paper, and will go up on their hind legs to get petted, rising to meet your hand before you completely bend to reach them. They follow me around the house, and have grown very affectionate from the way they were when they first came to me. i can't sleep at night until they are both on my bed, purring away.
 
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Is There Healing Power in a Cat's Purr? | Orthopedics This Week

Is There Healing Power in a Cat's Purr?
ryortho.com ryortho.com

Excerpt:


Recent “research on frequencies that promote bone growth, fracture healing, pain relief ad relief of breathlessness and inflammation, show that frequencies between 20 Hertz and 150 Hertz are healing frequencies. All cat species have purr frequencies between 20 Hertz and 150 Hertz with the exception of the cheetah.” The cheetah purrs at 25, 50, 100, 125 and 150 Hertz. “This corresponds exactly with the best healing frequencies.”

Lyons notes that the purring of a cat lowers stress — petting a purring cat has a calming effect. It decreases the symptoms of dyspnoea (difficulty in breathing) in cats and humans. It also lowers blood pressure and reduces the risk of heart disease. Cat owners have 40% less risk of having a heart attack.

The healing power of cat purrs is believed to help with infections, swelling and pain, muscle growth and repair, tendon repair and joint mobility.
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I notice the name of the author is “Lyons”, a synchronicity !
 
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I was a dog goose in my youth but as age came I have cats to thank for my mental health, or lack of it. We foster kittens for a local shelter part of the time. I never knew they carry certain patterns of color and detail that seems to repeat per the father . One female we fostered her kittens. She had 6 and two were tigers. the other orange, one mackeral tabby, one that looked just like my cat waffles that passed a few years ago. It is hard to give them to the shelter but if I didnt Id have about 150 cats which while something I wouldnt mind I dont think I could handle it. Totem animals IMO are a real thing and some of us still carry the animal with us. Mine is cougar but since I havent seen one only at the zoo it makes sense that cats come to my house and they are important to me. I like dogs too. But something I thought Id never say is true. I am a cat person. lol
 
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