The principal investigator (PI), having a background as an emergency medicine registered nurse, has seen patients in the emergency department suffering from idiopathic gastroparesis. The acute attacks appear intense and debilitating often requiring anti-nausea, pain and anti-anxiety medications. As an osteopathic student, the PI would often wonder what could be achieved with osteopathic manual treatments (OMT) to help these people in the emergency department suffering from these symptoms.