Comparison of Kaltenborn Mobilization and Mobilization With Movement (MWM) in Wrist Hypomobility After Colle's Fracture

Launched by FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD · Jul 1, 2025

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This clinical trial is studying two different types of treatments to help improve wrist movement after a common wrist fracture called a Colles’ fracture. This fracture often causes stiffness, making it hard to move the wrist normally. The trial will compare Kaltenborn Mobilization, a hands-on technique where a therapist gently moves the wrist joint, with Mobilization With Movement (MWM), which combines therapist-guided movements with the patient’s own active motion. The goal is to see which method works better to reduce stiffness and improve wrist function.

People who might join this study are men and women between 40 and 70 years old who have had a Colles’ fracture treated with a plaster cast (not surgery) and are now experiencing stiffness in their wrist. Participants will be referred from an orthopedic doctor and should not have had any surgical procedures like pins or plates to fix the fracture. Those with other conditions affecting their nerves, rheumatoid arthritis, or other types of hand fractures will not be eligible. If you join, you can expect to receive one of these therapy techniques and have your wrist movement and comfort carefully monitored to understand which treatment helps best. This study is currently looking for participants who meet these criteria.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Both male and female participants (40-70 years old) Participants who will have diagnosed Colle's fracture and treated conservatively by plaster cast fixation and should referred from department of orthopedic surgery Patients group with post Colle's fractures stiffness
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients having diagnosed Colle's fracture and treated with invasive procedure like K wiring, ORIF etc.
• • Patient with Neuromuscular injuries.(diagnosed)
• • Rheumatoid arthritis.
• • Patients with metacarpal fracture or compartment syndrome, non-union.(diagnosed)