It openly rejected some of the more controversial aspects of chiropractic, including a basic concept of chiropractic, vertebral subluxations as the cause of all diseases. It also sought to "reform the chiropractic profession away from a philosophical scope of practice and towards an applied science scope of practice." It stated that it was "dedicated to bringing the scientific based practice of chiropractic into mainstream medicine" and that its members "confine their scope of practice to scientific parameters and seek to make legitimate the utilization of professional manipulative procedures in mainstream health care delivery."
The organization rejected some of chiropractic's more controversial aspects, including the idea that vertebral subluxations are the root cause of all illnesses. It also aimed to shift the chiropractic profession away from a philosophical practice and towards an applied science-based one.