The south has bone setters known as ‘aat katai-pi’ or ‘paio kad-pi’ meaning hand or leg removers. Their talent is determined when they are born (as in how they got out of the …). Am not super clear on this but Joe-UK-Siolim-Arossim may throw mo light.
One goes to them as ones leg is twisted (muscle twist or what ever the medical term is). In Concani, knows as ‘piao gonk-lo’. So depending on the circumstance…. you climbing into thy neighbors bedroom window mistakenly thinking the neighbor’s wife invite you for what gwd knows….then your have to get out hastily….in the process twist the leg….whoosh…. The process is you go for three days…always around the same time (mine after sunset). The person basically massages the hurting part either with their hand or leg…..applying oil. Not sure it’s coconut oil….or some other. They sometimes boil bark of odd tree, soak your feet and then massage or do it after, I do not remember….to ease the swelling. After three days, one is fine and free to climb into the neighbours….. Now, not all such folks are talented/gifted. I would suggest asking old-timers/knowledge-keepers. They do not charge but you give what you wish. In my footballing days, I was a frequent customer in my native Navelim….the person used her hand and fixed my leg every time! On Sun, Aug 15, 2021 at 1:10 AM Frederick Noronha < fredericknoron...@gmail.com> wrote: > *Traditional bone setters, Goa* Just wanted to know if anyone of you has > had a first-hand experience with the traditional bone-setters in Goa, the > healers who operated out of places like Santa Cruz (Kalapura) and Mapusa, > etc. I know that we might sometimes dismiss such healers as "quacks", but > there is also obviously a lot of traditional knowedge that goes into their > work. Please share your comments, thanks.... > -- > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ > _/ FN * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا +91-9822122436 > _/ See a different Goa here, via > _/ https://youtube.com/c/frederickfnnoronha > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ > -- "Explanation Destroys Art."