Veterinary orthopedic manipulation (VOM) is a healing technology used for dogs, cats, horses and other animals which is extremely safe, gentle and effective. 

It shares both similarities and differences with chiropractic care. The essential similarity between VOM and chiropractic care is that both modalities seek to restore appropriate body function through the reduction of “subluxations”. Spinal and joint subluxations cause areas of the nervous system to fall out of communication.  Correcting or reducing these subluxations re-establishes nerve pathway communication, thus inducing the body’s capability to heal and normalize its function.

VOM differs from classic chiropractic care in that it is performed only with the use of a hand held device called an activator, or spinal accelerometer. Although many human and veterinary chiropractors use this same tool for performing adjustments, the VOM technique utilizes it in a different fashion. 

With VOM, the activator device actually locates and reduces spinal subluxations in one motion. In other words, the precise force motion delivered by the activator simultaneously identifies and corrects the spinal subluxation problem.

VOM technology instills a low force yet very precise adjustment without inducing a lot of excess motion into each spinal segment. This is what makes VOM (and activator use in general) such a safe modality, as it is excess force/motion that can potentially cause injury.  The device does this by trading motion for speed. 
Furthermore, it accomplishes this regardless of the patient’s position (standing, sitting, lying down) and the level of cooperation (relaxed, moving/wiggling). 

VOM is useful in treating a wide variety of diseases and conditions, including: lameness, hip dysplasia syndrome, intervertebral disc disease, urinary and fecal incontinence, Wobblers' disease, knee problems, digestive disorders, endocrine diseases, performance/agility problems, behavioral problems, and many more.