The mystery surrounding T.J. Watt's lung issue seems to be solved.
Watt's older brother J.J. Watt posted an update on social media on Friday afternoon explaining what happened:
"Yesterday TJ had successful surgery to stabilize and repair a partially collapsed lung suffered Wednesday after a dry needling treatment session at the facility.
"Recovery timeline is still TBD, but all went well and he is being released from the hospital today.
"He and his family are very appreciative of everyone's kind words and well wishes."
Mike Tomlin addressed the media following Friday's practice and ruled Watt out of Monday night's game against the Dolphins:
For those who are unaware, according to the Cleveland Clinic, dry needling is a treatment used for pain and movement issues associated with myofascial trigger points. With this technique, a provider inserts thin needles into or near your trigger points. The needles stimulate your muscles, which causes them to contract or twitch. This helps relieve pain and improve your range of motion.
Tomlin could not confirm or deny if the treatment was performed by a team employee or independent contractor.
"Again, I don't have a lot of information," Tomlin said. "So I'm certainly not going to dispute something that's said by someone close to him. I hadn't had discussions along those lines yet."
Dry needling is a very common treatment used by many players all across the NFL. And, just for the sake of clarity, this is not the same situation as what happened with Tyrod Taylor in 2020, who was given a pain-killing injection prior to a game and had his lung punctured. Unfortunately for Watt, it wound up with the same result as Taylor as surgery was required to fix the issue.
Watt won't be playing Monday night. We'll have to wait and see regarding his status for the remainder of the season.
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Watt had partially collapsed lung, ruled out
The mystery surrounding T.J. Watt's lung issue seems to be solved.
Watt's older brother J.J. Watt posted an update on social media on Friday afternoon explaining what happened:
"Yesterday TJ had successful surgery to stabilize and repair a partially collapsed lung suffered Wednesday after a dry needling treatment session at the facility.
"Recovery timeline is still TBD, but all went well and he is being released from the hospital today.
"He and his family are very appreciative of everyone's kind words and well wishes."
Mike Tomlin addressed the media following Friday's practice and ruled Watt out of Monday night's game against the Dolphins:
For those who are unaware, according to the Cleveland Clinic, dry needling is a treatment used for pain and movement issues associated with myofascial trigger points. With this technique, a provider inserts thin needles into or near your trigger points. The needles stimulate your muscles, which causes them to contract or twitch. This helps relieve pain and improve your range of motion.
Tomlin could not confirm or deny if the treatment was performed by a team employee or independent contractor.
"Again, I don't have a lot of information," Tomlin said. "So I'm certainly not going to dispute something that's said by someone close to him. I hadn't had discussions along those lines yet."
Dry needling is a very common treatment used by many players all across the NFL. And, just for the sake of clarity, this is not the same situation as what happened with Tyrod Taylor in 2020, who was given a pain-killing injection prior to a game and had his lung punctured. Unfortunately for Watt, it wound up with the same result as Taylor as surgery was required to fix the issue.
Watt won't be playing Monday night. We'll have to wait and see regarding his status for the remainder of the season.
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