I just came across an unusual blog, written by Amitabh Mitra, a physician poet who lives and works in South Africa but hails from central India. In his recent entry "Ramblings of a Bone Setter," he talks about the history of bone setting and the different traditions which seem to come from all corners of the globe. Among his varied travels, he studied acupuncture in Sri Lanka. But what really interests me is his comment about traditional South African healers, the Sangomas, who treat "low back pain with blade pricks." Wikipedia says, "Sangomas far outnumber western-style doctors in Southern Africa, and are consulted first (or exclusively) by approximately 80% of the indigenous population." I'm curious about these Sangomas and their blade pricks and how they might correspond to acupuncture points!