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Consequently, our study explored the global experiences and distinct perspectives of elite-level career sports chiropractors.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Through a qualitative explorative single case study, we purposively sampled and interviewed 15 chiropractors active in elite-level athletic contexts.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>\n                  <jats:italic>\u2018<\/jats:italic>Professional characteristics and competencies\u2019, \u2018Running the gamut of professional career development\u2019 and \u2018Navigating team development in a small organisational structure\u2019 emerged as the three key themes from the data.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Our data indicate that chiropractors gain provider as members of the elite athletic health and performance management team as multirole manual medicine practitioners. 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