Veterinary Orthopedic Manipulation (VOM):  is a healing technology that locates areas of the animal's nervous system that has fallen out of communication, and re-establishes neuronal communication and thus induces healing.   VOM is singularly the most simple, effective and safe healing modality in veterinary care to date. For the VOM practitioner it is an exquisitely objective, fast and easy to apply technology that takes a minimum amount of time to master and whose scope of application appears has yet to be fully appreciated.

VOM Theory
Alterations in the biomechanical or physiological dynamics of the joints of the vertebral column (called a subluxation) cause spinal nerve dysfunction as the nerve roots leave the spinal cord. This is the Vertebral Subluxation Complex (VSC). The dysfunction can lead to mobility problems in the joint, swelling and inflammation in the joint, or spasms of the muscles immediately around the vertebrae. The nerve root that has a dysfunction causes disease in many internal organs that are innervated by a particular nerve root.

The negative forces that caused the dysfunction in the first place are from trauma and environmental toxins. Most pets have had significant trauma to their spinal canal since they were young. It comes in the form of playing with a Frisbee, jumping off or onto something, general play, and excessive running. For some pets, going down stairs might be the biggest predisposing factor to subluxation. We recommend harnesses for most dogs since collars put extra strain on the neck and might predispose to VSC.

In many cases, the changes in the vertebral column that surround the area of nerve dysfunction do not show any changes, and thus are normal on a radiograph. When radiographic changes of this nerve dysfunction are present, they occur long after the problem originated. In some cases the nerve dysfunction from the subluxation can be low-grade or intermittent, taking years to show up on a radiograph.

In vom we counteract nerve dysfunction by "re-setting" the joint with a gentle and painless force. We are counteracting all of the negative forces that have built up on the spinal canal and its nerve roots over a period of time. The nerves in the area can begin acting normally again, which increases blood flow to internal organs, correcting many diseases. Some of the diseases that are responsive to vom therapy include:

·         Kidney Disease

·         Liver Disease

·         Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

·         Incontinence

·         Arthritis

·         Recurring Ear Infections

·         Feline Urinary Disease (FLUTD)

·         Feline Hyperthyroidism

·         Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

·         Allergies

·         Hip Dysplasia

·         Canine Wobblers (Cervical Instability)

·         Disk Disease

·         Fecal and Urinary Incontinence

·         Brachial Plexus avulsion

·         Degenerative Myelopathy

·         Megaesophagus

·         Lick Granulomas

·         Feline Hyperesthesia Syndrome (skin-spinal reflex phenomenon)

·         "Wry-Neck" or anterior cervical disease

·         Lumbo-sacral subluxation complex

·         The Caudal Cervical Syndrome

The nature of this technique allows us to detect disease states before clinical symptoms appear, allowing us to initiate treatment before your pet exhibits clinical signs of disease. This means that we now have at our disposal a tool to determine if your pet is starting to get a disease before the disease becomes well entrenched. This approach is far superior to allowing a disease to become entrenched, and thus is not as easily treated. When treated at this early stage the disease process can be minimized, and sometimes even eliminated. In a sense, vom is a form of preventive medicine.

Equipment

Activator (spinal accelerometer)
This device fires a very fast and concise force to the subluxated vertebrae. It takes at most 4 milliseconds to administer this force. The fast speed of the accelerometer, combined with its small mass, allows us to administer a concise force only to the problem area. Since there is no pain involved, anesthesia is not needed.

This is the manual activator. The activator is pain-free.