Pittsburgh Steelers star pass rusher and Wisconsin native T.J. Watt needed surgery to address a partially collapsed lung, the unexpected result of a dry-needling physical-therapy treatment at the ...

Watt has missed the last three games after suffering a partially collapsed lung after undergoing dry needling treatment.

The length of needle used in dry needling depends on the area of the body being targeted. Gluteus or quadricep muscles would require a longer needle than the neck or thoracic spine, which have ...

Maybe we're wimpy at The Athlete Lifestyle On SI, but T.J. Watt's collapsed lung is still bothering us, especially with how easily it was dismissed as a common NFL treatment gone horribly wrong. Dec.

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker TJ Watt has surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung sustained during dry needle treatment.

NFL players say they will continue with dry-needling sessions despite a recent incident involving the Pittsburgh Steelers’ T.J. Watt.

NFL players say they will continue with dry needling despite T.J. Watt suffering a collapsed lung during a session recently ...