The name “Old Woman from Mrtnice" (village of Mrtník, District of Plzeň-North) covers Anna Brejchalová (1833-1918) and her daughter-in-law Marie Brejchalová-Pašková (1882-1977), née Frundlová, two significant persons in the field of folk healing in western Bohemia in the 19th and 20th century. They realigned fractured bones, dislocated joints, and newborn infants´ hip joints. The authors reconstruct their healing practice based on period literature and respondents´ recollections.
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