Synthetic traveling wave transcutaneous electrical stimulation device

A device for treating a user's lower back pain with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, comprising:

• a stimulation pad in operative contact with the user's lower back comprising a plurality of electrodes arranged in a pattern wherein each electrode is individually manually and programmably actuable and wherein the two-dimensional position of the stimulation pad is rotatably adjustable;
• a transceiver in wired or wireless communication with the plurality of electrodes;
• a fastener for holding the stimulation pad in contact with a user's lower back and supportably holding the transceiver;
• a controller in wired or wireless communication with the transceiver and comprising a processor and memory, wherein the controller is capable of communicating programmed and manual sequential actuation signals to the transceiver and the transceiver communicates the actuation signals to the plurality of electrodes to create at least one synthetic traveling wave across the stimulation pad,
• wherein the processor is capable of accepting programming by the user, wherein the processor's memory stores the user programming and further allows repeating of the user programming by the user, and wherein the programmed and manual actuation of electrodes further comprises sequentially energizing and de-energizing more than one electrode within the electrode matrix array to simulate at least one traveling wave of stimulation;
• at least one electrode actuator on the controller, wherein the user programming comprises establishing a unique simulated traveling wave sequence wherein the user selectively actuates more than one of the plurality of electrodes with the at least one electrode actuator to create the user-programming;
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• a visual display of the programmed and manual actuation signals in wired or wireless communication with the controller and further corresponding to the two-dimensional location of the actuated electrodes within the stimulation pad to provide visual feedback to the user.

A method for treating a user's lower back pain with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, comprising:

• providing a stimulation pad in operative contact with the user's lower back comprising a plurality of electrodes arranged in a pattern wherein each electrode is individually manually and programmably actuable;
• providing a controller in wired or wireless communication with the plurality of electrodes and comprising a processor and memory, wherein the controller is capable of communicating programmed actuation signals to the plurality of electrodes to create at least one synthetic traveling wave across the stimulation pad;
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• executing at least one electrode actuation program to create at least one synthetic traveling wave across the stimulation pad.