What happens to Atabacadora and how is he healed?

Atabacdora is injured when he falls out of a tree during a monkey hunt. Bruce and other float him downstream to the hospital in Tibu. There Bruce learns that Atabacadora has broken his neck and will have to lie perfectly still for months. Bruce and Bobby know that Atabacdora might lie still for a week, but not for three months. Bobby and Bruce decided to anoint Atabacdora with oil and pray for him. Bruce leaves on business and when he returns in three days, Bobby is frustrated with Atabacdora. He refuses to stay in bed because he says that his backache is gone. When the doctor takes another x-ray, they discover that Atabacdora is totally cured.