The Commission entered the inquiry with "the general impression ... shared by many in the community: that chiropractic was an unscientific cult, not to be compared with orthodox medical or paramedical services."

By the end of the inquiry, the commission reported itself "irresistibly and with complete unanimity drawn to the conclusion that modern chiropractic is a soundly-based and valuable branch of health care in a specialized area..."

Conclusions of the Commission's report, based on investigations in New Zealand, the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia, stated:

• Spinal manual therapy in the hands of a registered chiropractor is safe.
• Spinal manual therapy can be effective in relieving musculo-skeletal symptoms such as back pain, and other symptoms known to respond to such therapy, such as migraine.
• Chiropractors are the only health practitioners who are necessarily equipped by their education and training to carry out spinal manual therapy.
• In the public interest and in the interests of patients, there must by no impediment to full professional cooperation between chiropractors and medical practitioners.