A method for providing a therapeutic benefit to a patient includes positioning a first tactile stimulator in therapeutic contact with a body of a patient and positioning a second tactile stimulator in therapeutic contact with the body of the patient in a bilateral position to the first tactile stimulator. A controller (mobile device) activates the first tactile stimulator to provide a first stimulation for a first time period and activating the second tactile stimulator to apply a second stimulation for a second time period beginning at least commensurate with a cessation of the first time period. This process is repeated for a therapeutically effective number of repetitions so that the first and second stimulations are applied bilaterally to the body of the patient without a patient perceivable pause in stimulation between the first stimulation and second stimulation to provide the therapeutic benefit to the patient