The Danish sports chiropractic landscape: an exploration of practice characteristics and salient developmental issues

ConclusionThe Danish sports chiropractor tends to be male, has a specialist education and engages other chiropractors, medical practitioners and professional trainers more often as practice partners than generalist chiropractors. The position of the sports chiropractor as a ‘knowledgeable expert’ was seen as more important than establishing a protected title. Experiential training appears to be an untapped resource for developing real-world competency and gaining greater professional exposure. Given the potential for development across Europe, more focus is require d on a strategic plan for embedding chiropractic professionals in inter-professional athletic health and performance practice settings.
Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies - Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research