Can a cat's purr heal broken bones

Question

This article claims the frequency of a cat's purr has the ability to heal broken bones in humans.

Comments

Next time I'm going to replace my casts and pain killers with a cat's purr.

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Wow this is so interesting thank you!

Answer 1

A cat's purr is way for them to "heal" themselves. For cats, the frequency of their purrs can help promote bone growth. For humans, a cat's purr is beneficial in relaxing and calming down. While a cat's purrs have other benefits for humans, there is no solid evidence stating that they can heal broken bones.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180724-the-complicated-truth-about-a-cats-purr

Answer 2

This post turns out to have valid information. There has been studies to show that cat purring has healing properties in different ways. One article states, "A purring cat's low-frequency sound waves have been found to have a frequency range of 25 to 150 Hz, which is in line with the range of frequencies known to encourage bone growth and repair. This sound can promote bone healing in humans by stimulating the cells responsible for bone growth and repair. Vibrations generated by a cat's purr may help to increase the activity of these cells, which can promote the formation of new bone tissue and help to heal fractures and other bone injuries."

https://www.animalhearted.com/blogs/cats/healing-benefits-of-cat-purrs

Answer 3

This statement seems to be a bit presumptuous in its claim. While the article references a well known paper, there is no concrete evidence to support the idea that a cat's purring can heal a broken bone. The idea that the vibrations of the purr itself are the same at which is needed to heal a broken bone does not automatically contest to the fact that it would be able to heal said broken bone. Other articles on the matter reference the same paper by Elizabeth Von Muggenthaler, but there's no proof that it is actually true. She has just stated the frequencies needed, there have not been any actual studies to prove this to be true.

The article states this to be true, but offers no scientific back up. Just because something is believed to be true, doesn't mean it is.

https://be.chewy.com/pet-parenting-pet-lovers-does-a-cats-purr-have-healing-powers/

https://pubs.aip.org/asa/jasa/article/110/5_Supplement/2666/550913/The-felid-purr-A-healing-mechanism

https://ryortho.com/breaking/is-there-healing-power-in-a-cats-purr/