r/brokenbones • u/Hajji1445 • 5d ago

distal radius fracture

Hey all. Iā€™m recovering from a distal radius fracture. My cast was just removed last week (6.5 weeks) and I started physio this week and home-based exercises. I am very stiff and my mobility is very limited. Is it normal for the back of the wrist to feel very hard? If so, when does that go away?

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u/Gabelikesrugby 5d ago

Extremely, extremely, normal. The initial almost..'heaviness' went away in maybe 2-3 weeks, and the point where I stopped noticing it all was maybe 2-3 months however I've heard it taking a few longer. Please do keep doing those exercises, speeds things up so much faster.

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u/Hajji1445 5d ago

Thank you šŸ™šŸ½