Method of electrical nerve stimulation for acceleration of tissue healing

A method for acceleration of tissue healing of a patient comprising the steps of:

• applying a receptor electrode to an external surface of a body of the patient, said receptor electrode for sensing an electrical parameter from said external surface;
• affixing a stimulating electrode to an external surface of the body other than the tissue to be healed, said stimulating electrode being affixed adjacent a nerve suitable for stimulating vascular smooth muscles of the splanchnic circulatory system;
• transmitting a signal from said receptor electrode to a monitor so as to produce a representation of a cardiac cycle of the patient;
• and
• passing a plurality of electrical pulses to said stimulating electrode in timed relationship to said representation of said cardiac cycle.

A method for acceleration of tissue healing of a patient comprising the steps of:

• affixing a stimulating electrode to an external surface of a body of the patient adjacent to a nerve suitable for stimulating vascular smooth muscles of the splanchnic circulatory system of the patient;
• applying electrical pulses to said stimulating electrode so as to contract said vascular smooth muscles;
• and
• repeating said electrical pulses over a desired period of time, said electrical pulses applied only during a systole period of a cardiac cycle, said electrical pulses applied repeatedly during said systole period.