A scary medical situation for a former Wisconsin Badgers star has finally reached a positive conclusion as he returns to the field for his NFL team in a playoff push.
It’s been almost a month since T.J. Watt was first hospitalized for a collapsed lung that occurred as an apparent fluke with a dry-needling treatment he was receiving.
The process is similar to acupuncture, and a mishap led to the lung discomfort that required a trip to the hospital.
Watt has missed the Pittsburgh Steelers’ last three games as a result, but he is ready to return to action Sunday night for their season finale against the Baltimore Ravens.
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Watt had otherwise been a consistently durable player dating back to his breakout 2016 season with the Badgers that led him to become a first-round pick in the NFL Draft.
He had been using dry needling as an ongoing treatment method without any incident, but he’s going to take a break from it after the hospitalization incident.