Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness

Substance use disorders are chronic diseases, like diabetes or high blood pressure. A person with a substance use disorder can regain a healthy and productive life with treatment.

At the SIU Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness, we offer Medication Assisted Recovery (MAR), therapy, and other supportive services, to help patients manage substance use disorders and move forward in their recovery.

The center treats qualified patients with one of the most commonly used opioid use disorder medications, buprenorphine (Suboxone). Buprenorphine helps to normalize brain chemistry, block the euphoric effects of alcohol and opioids, relieve physiological cravings and normalize body functions. It is safe for long-term use. To learn more visit the MAR page.

Benefits 
MAR helps reduce physical dependency on opioids while decreasing cravings and urges. MAR also lowers the risk of overdose. 

Requirements  
Participation in our MAR program requires patients to adhere to medical visits as well as attend behavioral therapy sessions based at the center. Additional treatment recommendations may be recommended and will be based on each patient’s unique needs.

At the SIU Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness, restorative medicine is an umbrella term that encompasses all fields of medicine that work with the body's physiology and innate ability to heal in order to restore function and help prevent and treat diseases. 

These therapies may include:

Dietary changes 
Lifestyle modifications 
Herbal treatment 
Supplements 
Acupuncture 
Manual manipulation mindfulness exercises

Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine can treat a wide range of conditions and areas of the body, including the respiratory system, eye/ear/mouth/sinus disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, cardiovascular conditions, neurological and musculoskeletal disorders, pain, reproductive and gynecological conditions, and mental/emotional concerns.   
 

The Restorative Medicine Clinic is open to all ages.

We are committed to our patients and continue to follow them as they transition through various levels of care. We provide services in the office, patient homes, hospitals, rehabilitation units, assisted living facilities, memory care facilities, long-term care facilities, as well as via telehealth visits.

We offer a broad range of comprehensive services at our clinic including but not limited to:

• Primary care
• Complex medical management
• Annual Medicare Wellness Visits
• Memory & Cognitive evaluations
• Walking/gait disorders
• Imbalance and falls
• Frailty Assessments
• Medication management
• Wound Care
• Care of the homebound patient
• Advance Care Planning
• Palliative Care
• Case Management