Pittsburgh Steelers OLB T.J. Watt and fans all got quite the scare this week. Watt ended up going to the hospital with chest pain and ended up with a partially collapsed lung (also known as a pneumothorax), according to his older brother J.J. The issue was seemingly caused by a dry needling treatment.
Our very own Dr. Melanie Friedlander provided a detailed look at what the injury was, as well as a look at dry needling treatment and what it’s intended to do. Thankfully, it looks like he should recover without issue. But this saga may not be over if the collapsed lung was indeed caused by his dry needling treatment.