Acupuncture has roots stretching back thousands of years, yet the practice continues to evolve as contemporary providers combine traditional techniques with modern approaches to movement, rehabilitation and integrative care. Summit County practitioners reflect that range, with offices offering everything from traditional Chinese medicine to sports-focused needling and complementary therapies. For Best of Summit readers, these practices represent different philosophies for incorporating acupuncture into individualized wellness and recovery plans.
Summit Chiropractic and Rehabilitation has served Summit County's active community for more than 20 years, with acupuncture and dry needling included among its conservative treatment options. The Dillon practice specializes in sports chiropractic and rehabilitation, addressing the spine as well as muscles and joints throughout the body. Dr. Ivo Waerlop began studying acupuncture in 2004 and received his acupuncture license in 2005, later studying neuromuscular acupuncture. The office combines needle therapies with services such as spinal and extremity manipulation, soft-tissue therapy, rehabilitation, shockwave therapy and diagnostic imaging. That multidisciplinary approach reflects the practice's emphasis on helping skiers, cyclists, climbers and other active patients return to movement.
Chiropractic Health and Acupuncture combines acupuncture, chiropractic care and massage therapy in a small Frisco practice. Rather than operating as a high-volume office, the clinic spaces appointments and emphasizes keeping patients with their practitioner throughout the visit. Its acupuncture services complement the office's broader focus on individualized, noninvasive care and prevention. The practice describes its philosophy around treating each patient as an individual, while its combination of disciplines gives patients access to different forms of hands-on and integrative care within the same office.
TLC Acupuncture & Natural Medicine is led by Dr. Tami L. Clark, a Colorado-licensed acupuncturist who holds a doctorate in acupuncture and Oriental medicine and a master's degree in traditional Chinese medicine. She is also nationally board certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Her training includes a sports medicine acupuncture apprenticeship that integrates traditional acupuncture with Western orthopedics. TLC offers general and sports acupuncture along with auriculotherapy, herbal and lifestyle support, Reiki and other integrative services. The Breckenridge practice emphasizes personalized treatment, giving acupuncture a central role within a broader whole-body approach.
Colorado Restorative Acupuncture offers acupuncture in Frisco within a practice focused on restorative and individualized care.
Holistic Healing Solutions combines acupuncture with chiropractic and other complementary approaches in Frisco. Dr. Tamara Boyd integrates acupuncture into a broader whole-body practice that also includes chiropractic treatment, soft-tissue work, cupping, cold laser therapy and Reiki. This multidisciplinary format allows acupuncture to stand alone or become one component of a more extensive treatment approach depending on the patient's needs. The practice also works with sports-related concerns and offers prenatal and pediatric care, reflecting a model built around tailoring combinations of therapies rather than relying on a single modality.
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