METHODS OF TREATMENT OF GASTRO-MOTILITY DYSFUNCTION

1 . A method of treating a gastro-motility dysfunction in a patient, comprising administering transcutaneous, trans-abdominal electrical stimulation to at least two electrodes positioned on an abdominal region of the patient.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the gastro-motility dysfunction comprises at least one of gastroparesis, functional dyspepsia, small bowel dysmotility, colonic dysmotility, rectal dysmotility and constipation.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the stimulation is administered simultaneously to four electrodes, at least one of the four electrodes being on a front abdominal region of the patient and at least one of the four electrodes being on a back abdominal region of the patient, to deliver transcutaneous, trans-abdominal electrical stimulation.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein two of the four electrodes are on a front abdominal region of the patient and two of the four electrodes are on a back abdominal region of the patient, to produce multi-angular transcutaneous, trans-abdominal electrical stimulation.

5 . A method of treating a gastro-motility dysfunction in a patient, the method operable in a device configured to generate transcutaneous, trans-abdominal electrical stimulation for delivery to a first set of electrodes on a front of a torso of the patient and a second set of electrodes on a back of the torso, the method comprising:

selecting a first pair of electrodes, wherein the first pair of electrodes comprises one electrode from the first set of electrodes and one electrode from the second set of electrodes;

delivering transcutaneous, trans-abdominal electrical stimulation signals to the selected electrode from the first set of electrodes; and

at the same time as delivering transcutaneous, trans-abdominal electrical stimulation signals to the selected electrode from the first set of electrodes, delivering transcutaneous, trans-abdominal electrical stimulation signals to the selected electrode from the second set of electrodes.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

selecting a second pair of electrodes, wherein the second pair of electrodes comprises two electrode from the first set of electrodes; and

simultaneously delivering transcutaneous, trans-abdominal electrical stimulation signals to the selected electrodes from the first set of electrodes and the second set of electrodes, to produce transcutaneous, trans-abdominal electrical stimulation.

7 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

selecting a second pair of electrodes, wherein the second pair of electrodes comprises two electrode from the second set of electrodes; and

simultaneously delivering transcutaneous, trans-abdominal electrical stimulation signals to the selected electrodes from the first set of electrodes and the second set of electrodes, to produce transcutaneous, trans-abdominal electrical stimulation.

8 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

selecting a second pair of electrodes, wherein the second pair of electrodes comprises one electrode from the first set of electrodes and one electrode from the second set of electrodes; and

simultaneously delivering transcutaneous, trans-abdominal electrical stimulation signals to the selected electrodes from the first set of electrodes and the second set of electrodes, to produce multi-angular transcutaneous, trans-abdominal electrical stimulation.

9 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the gastro-motility dysfunction comprises at least one of gastroparesis, functional dyspepsia, small bowel dysmotility, colonic dysmotility, rectal dysmotility and constipation.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein treatment is administered for at least one treatment period per day over a treatment term of at least one week.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the treatment term is at least 10 weeks.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the treatment term is between 10 and 20 weeks.

13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the treatment period is between about 10 minutes and about 90 minutes.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the treatment period is about 60 minutes.

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least two electrodes are positioned one to either side of and slightly above an umbilicus on an anterior abdominal wall of a patient, and at least two electrodes are positioned on a thoracic area of T7 to T10 on the patient.

16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the electrical stimulation is delivered at a carrier frequency of between about 1 kHz and about 10 kHz, with a modulated frequency of about 20 to about 300 Hz.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the electrical stimulation is delivered at a carrier frequency of about 4 kHz, with a modulated frequency of about 80 to about 150 Hz.

18 . The method of claim 5 , wherein treatment is administered for at least one treatment period per day over a treatment term of at least one week.

19 . The method of claim 5 , wherein at least two electrodes are positioned one to either side of and slightly above an umbilicus on an anterior abdominal wall of a patient, and at least two electrodes are positioned on a thoracic area of T7 to T10 on the patient.

20 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the electrical stimulation is delivered at a carrier frequency of between about 1 kHz and about 10 kHz, with a modulated frequency of about 20 to about 300 Hz.