Chain’s

Chain’s is my jam. At the recommendation of another physio-​acupuncturist (who wasn’t qualified to dispense Chinese Medicine), I started taking my mom here to help treat her mood swings and sleeplessness associated with Alzheimer’s Disease. The treatments were very helpful in stabilizing my mom’s symptoms. On top of that, the environment of Chain’s is extremely warm, inviting, and calming. I love this place!
Chain’s has been in existence for literally hundreds of years — since the Qing Dynasty. It doesn’t get much more legit than that, right? Dr. Kelly Chain and her husband head up the clinic, and they do a bang-​up job. They not only offer the usual acupuncture/​cupping/​Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatments, but they also have branched out into beauty treatments, such as natural anti-​aging (i.e., no botox, fillers, and all that other nasty shit that you see SO MUCH OF in Hong Kong. .. ugh) and spa-​type treatments. They even offer a yoga class, which takes place in their «stone chamber,» a room made of maifan stone with special energetic healing properties. If you’re feeling really shitty and come in for a cupping and/​or acupuncture treatment, they’ll set you up in the stone chamber to give you a little bit of a boost from your treatment (and not upcharge you for it).
I started coming to Chain’s for cupping/​acupuncture/​TCM on a weekly basis, after I saw the results on my mom. The results were incredible. Without delving into too much detail, Dr. Kelly and her colleague Dr. Kay Tam (she is phenomenal!!!) were able to rebalance my chi using needles and TCM, and they corrected a hormone imbalance that I had been struggling with for YEARS due to my refusal to «correct» it with western medicine (sorry western doc, but you ain’t gonna just put me on The Pill and think that’s gonna solve all my problems). I also came down with probably the worst flu of my life while I was living in Hong Kong, and Dr. Kay Tam fixed me up good as new with 2 cupping treatments, a bunch of acu-​needles, and TCM.
Chain’s has made me an acu/​TCM addict (in a good way!), and I will be getting my fix every time I return to Hong Kong to visit. Bonus: most medical/​health insurance plans offer coverage/​benefits for acupuncture & TCM, so claim that shizz!

Every Hong Kong girl has her go-​to Chinese herbalist and mine is Dr Kelly. She is very kind and patient and really takes her time to understand your ailments and explain her treatments in western medical terms despite the long wait in the zen-​like waiting room.
Dr Kelly comes from a family of Chinese and western doctors– the Chain ancestors were doctors back in Ching Dynasty and her husband Dr Chain is a doctor.
Her philosophy is blending traditional Chinese medicine with western alternate medicines like aromatherapy and various natural supplements. She also sells Chinese healing herbal teas packaged in western convenience– shrink wrapped tea bags that fits easily into purses for regular consumption. The clinic also boasts a stone energy chamber which facials and yoga classes are held for energy optimization.
Bottomline: Dr Kelly, yoga class in stone energy chamber, acupuncture for weight-​loss. is awesome.