Un Tratamiento Innovador Est&aacute; Ayudando a Aliviar el Dolor Sin Cirug&iacute;a Mayor &mdash; Y Muchos Planes de Seguro Lo Cubren.
Conozca la osteoartritis de rodilla y c&oacute;mo un procedimiento m&iacute;nimamente invasivo llamado <a href="https://healthyveins.empirevein.com/es/gae/?utm_source=Patch_CV_&amp;utm_medium=Pr_article&amp;utm_campaign=GAE_spanish" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">G.A.E.</a> est&aacute; cambiando la manera en que los m&eacute;dicos tratan el dolor cr&oacute;nico de rodilla.
Para millones de personas, las escaleras son el primer aviso. Lo que antes era algo autom&aacute;tico ahora requiere pensarlo dos veces: buscar el elevador, estacionarse m&aacute;s cerca de la entrada, sujetarse del pasamanos y subir un escal&oacute;n a la vez, o simplemente evitar las escaleras porque el dolor es demasiado intenso.
Si esta situaci&oacute;n le resulta familiar, es muy probable que ya haya intentado de todo para aliviar el dolor. Tal vez hizo terapia f&iacute;sica, tom&oacute; medicamentos antiinflamatorios o recibi&oacute; inyecciones. Luego lleg&oacute; la conversaci&oacute;n sobre el reemplazo de rodilla, pero la idea de una cirug&iacute;a mayor y una larga recuperaci&oacute;n hizo que siguiera viviendo con el dolor.
M&aacute;s de 58 millones de adultos en Estados Unidos viven con artritis. Seg&uacute;n el <a href="https://empirevein.com/es/nuestro-equipo-2/dr-chincheta-sivia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Dr. Pushpinder Sivia</a>, la osteoartritis de rodilla es una de las formas m&aacute;s comunes de artritis y provoca dolor, rigidez e inflamaci&oacute;n que dificultan las actividades diarias. Hoy existe una nueva opci&oacute;n: la Embolizaci&oacute;n de las Arterias Geniculares (G.A.E.), un procedimiento m&iacute;nimamente invasivo cubierto por Medicare, IEHP y la mayor&iacute;a de los principales planes de seguro para pacientes que califican.
La Artritis en la Comunidad Hispana
La artritis afecta a millones de adultos hispanos en Estados Unidos. M&aacute;s de 5 millones viven con artritis y la osteoartritis es la forma m&aacute;s frecuente. Los estudios muestran que los hispanos presentan una mayor probabilidad de sufrir dolor articular intenso y limitaciones que afectan su vida diaria, por lo que el acceso a tratamientos eficaces y cubiertos por el seguro es especialmente importante.
Comprendiendo la Osteoartritis de Rodilla
La osteoartritis de rodilla suele desarrollarse con el paso del tiempo. Entre los factores de riesgo se encuentran lesiones previas, sobrepeso, desgaste repetitivo, antecedentes familiares y trabajos f&iacute;sicamente exigentes. Los tratamientos inicialesincluyen control del peso, terapia f&iacute;sica, medicamentos antiinflamatorios e inyecciones, aunque sus efectos suelen disminuir con el tiempo. Muchos pacientes buscan una alternativa que les permita retrasar o evitar el reemplazo de rodilla, y ese es el espacio que viene a cubrir G.A.E.
Un Cambio en el Tratamiento: Embolizaci&oacute;n de las Arterias Geniculares (G.A.E.)
La Embolizaci&oacute;n de las Arterias Geniculares (G.A.E.) trata uno de los principales factores que contribuyen al dolor por osteoartritis: la inflamaci&oacute;n. A diferencia de las inyecciones, reduce el flujo sangu&iacute;neo anormal que alimenta el tejido inflamado de la rodilla. El Dr. Sivia ha realizado m&aacute;s de 700 procedimientos y destaca que la experiencia es clave. Estudios cl&iacute;nicos demuestran que muchos pacientes mantienen una reducci&oacute;n significativa del dolor durante a&ntilde;os y que solo un peque&ntilde;o porcentaje requiere posteriormente un reemplazo de rodilla.
Qu&eacute; Esperar Durante el Procedimiento G.A.E.
El G.A.E. es un procedimiento ambulatorio de aproximadamente 30 minutos que no requiere hospitalizaci&oacute;n ni anestesia general. Los pacientes regresan a casa el mismo d&iacute;a y la mayor&iacute;a retoma sus actividades normales en uno o dos d&iacute;as. Entre sus ventajas se encuentran la r&aacute;pida recuperaci&oacute;n, la ausencia de incisiones grandes y la posibilidad de retrasar o evitar un reemplazo de rodilla en pacientes que califican. Si presenta dolor persistente de rodilla, rigidez, inflamaci&oacute;n o dolor al subir escaleras, consulte con un especialista para determinar si G.A.E. es adecuado para usted. Para obtener m&aacute;s informaci&oacute;n, llame al 1-877-RODILLA o visite <a href="https://healthyveins.empirevein.com/es/gae/?utm_source=Patch_CV_&amp;utm_medium=Pr_article&amp;utm_campaign=GAE_spanish" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">EmpireVein.com</a>.

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