Quiet, useful notes on chiropractic care, nutrition, and the everyday aches Westport families actually ask us about.
October 26, 2026
Looking for a chiropractor in New Canaan or Wilton? Propper Chiropractic, a Westport family practice since 1989, offers gentle care for every age.
Read articlePropper Chiropractic is a Westport practice, established 1989, that Weston families visit for gentle, plain-spoken care. Here is what to expect at your first visit.
A slipped neck vertebra can sound frightening. Learn what it means, when to see a spine specialist first, and what a careful, safety-first chiropractic visit looks like.
Bursitis of the shoulder can feel a lot like rotator cuff trouble, impingement, or even a neck problem. Here's how to tell them apart and when to get checked.
Your shoulder MRI came back normal — but the pain won't quit. The real source may be a pinched nerve in your neck, not your shoulder at all.
Waking up with jaw pain, a clicking bite, and a headache at the base of your skull? Your neck may be the missing piece. Discover the upper cervical connection to TMJ — and what chiropractic care can do about it.
Foot tingling, numbness, or burning? A chiropractic evaluation at Propper Chiropractic can determine whether a mechanical issue in your spine is contributing to your neuropathy symptoms.
Shoulder impingement keeps coming back because most treatments miss the real driver — your cervical spine. Learn how Dr. Propper addresses the root cause for lasting relief.
That sharp pain along the thumb side of your wrist when you lift, grip, or pinch has a name — and a cause most treatments miss. Here's what Westport patients need to know about de Quervain's tenosynovitis treatment.
Sharp chest pain that worsens when you press on your sternum or take a deep breath could be costochondritis — a mechanical problem with a chiropractic solution. Here's what you need to know.
If you have diabetic neuropathy, blood sugar is the main story — but it may not be the only one. A compressed nerve in your lower back can quietly add to foot and leg symptoms. Here's how to tell the difference.
Your surgeon has mentioned microdiscectomy. Before you decide, here's what the procedure involves, when surgery is clearly the right call, and what questions are worth asking first.
If arthritis is slowing you down in Westport, surgery isn't your only option. Learn how gentle chiropractic care and Cox Technique address the mechanical side of osteoarthritis — reducing pain and protecting the joints you have.
Your feet feel numb, tingly, or like they're buzzing — but what's actually causing it? Here's what a thorough evaluation for neuropathy in feet looks like, and what honest answers you should leave with.
Been told you have a "slipped disc"? Learn what that term actually means, what to do in the first days and weeks, and when it's time to get it properly evaluated.
Whiplash injures three structures at once — and each one heals differently. Learn how Westport's Certified Cox Technique Specialist helps you recover fully after a car accident on I-95 or the Post Road.
Your feet feel fine all day — then you lie down and the burning starts. Here's why burning feet at night happen, what causes them, and when a spine evaluation may help.
Think you have a pinched nerve in your neck? Learn what it actually feels like, how it differs from a stiff neck, what causes it, and how Propper Chiropractic in Westport, CT can help.
That tingling or "invisible sock" feeling in your feet might be more than an annoyance — it could be an early neuropathy symptom worth taking seriously. Here's how to recognise the signs and what to do next.
If you've had repeated ER visits for chest pain and every test comes back normal, slipping rib syndrome may be the answer no one has given you yet. Here's what it is — and what actually helps.
That pins-and-needles feeling in your feet could be coming from several places — including your lower back. Here's how to tell the difference and what to do next.
Outer hip pain that won't quit — even after a cortisone shot? Learn why hip bursitis is almost always driven by lumbar and SI joint mechanics, and how chiropractic care addresses the real cause.
If your muscle knots keep coming back no matter how much you stretch or massage them, the real problem may be deeper than the muscle itself. Here's what Connecticut patients need to know about myofascial pain syndrome.
Your hip pain might not be coming from your hip at all. Discover the surprising spinal connection behind persistent hip pain — and how Dr. Propper helps Westport patients find lasting relief.
If wrist braces and cortisone shots haven't relieved your carpal tunnel symptoms, there's a reason — and it starts in your neck. Here's what most patients are never told.
That sharp, nagging pain on the outside of your knee isn't a tendon injury — it's a biomechanical problem. Here's why Westport runners and cyclists keep getting IT band syndrome, and how chiropractic care addresses the root cause.
If fibromyalgia has left you exhausted by medications and temporary fixes, gentle chiropractic care may offer real relief. Here's what the evidence actually supports — and what it doesn't.
Your heel pain may actually be starting in your lower back. Discover why plantar fasciitis persists despite stretching and orthotics — and how chiropractic care in Westport, CT addresses the root cause.
A rotator cuff injury doesn't have to mean surgery or months on the sidelines. Discover how chiropractic care — including a critical cervical spine connection most providers miss — helps Westport patients recover faster.
Not every headache starts in the head. How a neck-driven headache differs from migraine, how the two are told apart, and what care addresses the cervical component.
Knee pain is keeping Westport's most active residents off the trails, courts, and courses. Learn how chiropractic care — including a little-known lumbar-knee connection — can help you get back to doing what you love.
Desk work, the commute and the phone put a specific load on the neck. What is usually behind it, when it is something else, and what care actually addresses the cause.
A straight answer to what people actually search: is Nutrition Response Testing legitimate, what can it reasonably do, what can it not do, and how to judge a practitioner before you book.
If your child was just diagnosed with scoliosis — or you're an adult living with a worsening spinal curve — you deserve honest answers about what chiropractic care can and can't do. Here's what the evidence actually says.
Tennis elbow doesn't just hurt your game — it can sideline you for months if the real cause goes untreated. Here's why chiropractic care gets Westport athletes back on the court faster.
A straight answer for parents — how care for a child differs from care for an adult, what an adjustment actually involves at that age, and what to ask before you book.
Frozen shoulder can sideline you for months — but "wait it out" isn't your only option. Learn how chiropractic care addresses the structural causes driving adhesive capsulitis.
Pushing through it works until it does not. How sports injuries are assessed in Westport — and why the mechanics that caused the injury matter as much as the injury itself.
Your MRI came back normal — but your leg pain is very real. Piriformis syndrome is one of the most commonly missed causes of sciatica-like pain, and chiropractic care can help.
Sciatica is a symptom, not a diagnosis — and the treatment that works depends entirely on what is compressing the nerve. Here is how the cause gets identified in Westport.
Got an MRI showing "L4-L5 disc herniation" or "L5-S1 disc protrusion" — and now your leg is screaming? Here's what lumbar radiculopathy actually means, and how chiropractic care can help.
Your body did something extraordinary — and it's still recovering. Discover how postpartum chiropractic care in Westport, CT helps new moms heal from the inside out.
Waking up with arm numbness or tingling fingers after a neck MRI? Cervical radiculopathy is likely the cause — and Cox Technique chiropractic care can help without surgery.
SI joint pain is one of the most misdiagnosed causes of lower back pain — and many Westport patients spend months treating the wrong thing. Here's how chiropractic care can help.
If you're 60+ in Westport or Fairfield County and living with arthritis, disc pain, or balance concerns, here is how gentle, low-force chiropractic care works and what to ask first.
If your legs ache after a few minutes of walking but settle the moment you lean on a shopping cart, that pattern has a name. Here is what spinal stenosis is and where non-surgical care fits.
A straight answer to what Nutrition Response Testing actually is — how the assessment works, what a session involves, what the supplements are, and what it cannot do.
Taking vitamins but not feeling a difference? Learn why Standard Process whole food supplements — prescribed through Nutrition Response Testing — work differently than anything you'll find at GNC or on Amazon.
Not all lower back pain is the same — and not all chiropractic techniques should be, either. Learn how Dr. Propper diagnoses first and selects the right approach for your specific pain.
A disc prolapse in the neck can send pain, tingling, and weakness shooting into your arm — and most patients are told surgery or medication are their only options. There's a better way.
Pregnancy is beautiful — but back pain, sciatica, and round ligament pressure are anything but. Here's how gentle prenatal chiropractic care in Westport can help you feel like yourself again.
Most people call a chiropractor when something hurts. Westport's health-conscious families do something smarter — here's the proactive wellness approach that keeps them thriving for decades.
If you're searching for trusted chiropractic care in Fairfield County, CT, you're not alone — patients travel from Weston, Darien, Wilton, and beyond to see Dr. Adam Propper in Westport.
Been told your disc degeneration is just part of aging? There's more you can do. Learn how the Cox Technique and whole-food nutrition support can slow DDD and restore your quality of life.
Just got your MRI results and not sure what they mean? We break down the difference between a bulging disc and a herniated disc in plain English — and show you exactly what to do next.
Still dealing with headaches, brain fog, or dizziness weeks after a concussion? Gentle chiropractic care focuses on the neck injury that often comes with the same impact.
Back pain doesn't have to run your life. Here's exactly what happens at your first chiropractic visit with Dr. Propper — warm, honest, and no surprises.
If you're living with disc pain, herniation, or sciatica, you may not know there's a proven, gentle alternative to surgery. Here's what the Cox Technique is — and how it helps Westport families find lasting relief.