Overview
- The Today co-host returned Tuesday and told viewers she woke up with a frozen shoulder that became excruciating by night.
- On air she showed she could not lift her right arm past her chest and said a wardrobe colleague had to help her get dressed.
- Her absence the day before was covered by Carson Daly on Today With Jenna & Sheinelle.
- Jones said this is the third similar episode in six years and recalled getting a cortisone shot before dancing with Janet Jackson in 2023.
- She and Jenna Bush Hager discussed possible factors, including her May 8 dance with Zara Larsson and perimenopause, and coverage noted Mayo Clinic guidance that frozen shoulder causes joint stiffness and can last months to years.