The document proposes a game-theoretical framework to design distributed algorithms that control transmission range in wireless networks to maximize throughput. It defines the stability region as the set of input rates under which queues are stable. The goal is to adapt the stability region to end-to-end flows by having flows control node transmission ranges. Based on this, a new algorithm called WiMAX-Mesh-NTC is developed for IEEE 802.16 networks that maximizes throughput while guaranteeing stability. Simulation results show it achieves throughput levels that are at least 90% of optimal in 72% of scenarios.