Chiropractic is one of the safest forms of medicine. In 1979, an investigating committee set up by the New Zealand government in 1976, published a report and wrote in its summary of findings that:

• Chiropractors are the only medical profession which by definition is competent enough, on the basis of the training, to apply corrections to the spinal column.
• Corrections to the spinal column are extremely safe in the hands of a recognized chiropractor.
• Chiropractic is a safe and effective form of treatment for the whole family. Although no single health care intervention is completely safe, few others can measure up to chiropractic