Today’s Carson Daly returns to show revealing massive health update after fans praised ‘inspiring’ host

BELOVED television host Carson Daly has made tremendous progress with his health after undergoing a new procedure.

Carson Daly has dealt with back pain for decades due to a snowmobile accident, but he’s closer to recovery after receiving a new treatment.

Daly said the procedure helped relieve some sharp pains
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Daly said the procedure helped relieve some sharp painsCredit: Carson Daly / NBC

Carson recently opened up about his mental health
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Carson recently opened up about his mental healthCredit: NBC
The TODAY co-host, 48, received a new procedure called Intracept, in hopes of being relieved of his lower-back pain, he announced on TODAY.

While filming for MTV in the 90s, Daly suffered from a T12 compression factor, which he says is “actually not that bad” when it comes to back injuries.

However, that didn’t mean he would be in any less pain.

In the early days of the injury the pain came and went, but as the years went by it grew more severe and persistent.

“The pain source actually isn’t coming from those discs or the vertebrae. It’s coming from within the vertebrae,” said Carson.

He wasn’t able to play with his kids the way they asked him to, which affected him.

“If you just follow me around for the day, you hear me. I’m, like, ‘Oh, eh.’ It’s like I’m an old man, and it sucks because there’s times when my son’s like, ‘Hey Dad, let’s go play basketball, or let’s go outside and throw the ball.'”

Doctors told him pain management was his only option since his back was still “structurally sound.”

After a bad reaction to pain pills, he deemed them a last resort and went on to try other things like yoga, physical therapy, and cupping.

Daly decided to try a new minimally-invasive, FDA-approved procedure called Intracept. Although he says it’s not a “cure-all,” he is hopeful for the relief it has brought.

Upon his return to TODAY, he told the group of anchors that he was feeling good and felt the new treatment has “definitely relieved some sharp pains.”

TODAY will be doing a special segment documenting the surgery and his recovery in the coming weeks.

This comes as fans praised the host for opening up about mental health.

Daly spoke about his anxiety and panic attacks in an article for USA Today.

“On The Voice, when I’m live on Monday nights, most of the time, my right hand is in my right pocket, and I’m literally gripping onto the flesh of my thigh because I’m waiting for a high-panic moment to pass.”

He said since he started talking openly about his anxiety, he’s been in a much better place.

This summer, TODAY will be featuring a series called “Mind-Matters” with the goal to open up the conversation around mental health and humanizing the issue.

On an Instagram post from Daly, fans thanked him for making the matter known.

One user wrote: “Thank you so much for your honesty regarding mental health!! It’s been so helpful to help normalize my struggles with panic.”

Another said: “Oh how I can relate. 15 yrs and counting. I’ve missed out on so many opportunities in my adult life because of the fear of having panic attacks. Thank you so much for putting it out there for all of us to see. You are braver than you know.