Chiropractic care for burnout and stress symptoms
Feeling burnt out or overwhelmed? Choose care from the chiropractors at Solar Chiropractic:
- Helps your body find calm and balance again
- Supports healing from within
- Improves sleep, energy, focus, and mood
“Every session is a pleasure and every one of them helped me in my path to a healthier body and mind. I’m sleeping better, have more energy, and feel more at ease in my body.”
What does it mean to have a burnout?
When you’re burnt out, you feel constantly tired, as though your energy has completely run out, no matter how much you rest. You might find yourself more easily irritated, or the opposite: emotionally flat and disconnected. This imbalance often affects your relationships and your ability to cope with daily life. Everything starts to feel like too much, and you may feel as if you can’t live up to the expectations from others or yourself. You feel overstimulated but can’t seem to switch off. Things you once enjoyed no longer give you energy or satisfaction. Sleep becomes difficult, and you may find yourself depending on caffeine or sugar just to make it through the day.
A burnout can also show up through physical symptoms. You might experience sleep problems, headaches, digestive issues, or tension in your neck, shoulders, or jaw.
What does it mean to be stressed out or run down?
Being stressed out or run down is often the stage before burnout. You feel low on energy, easily irritated, and as though everything is becoming too much. It tends to creep up gradually, the stress builds, and your body starts to struggle to cope. At times, you might still be able to lift yourself up and feel positive again, but your energy never fully returns. That constant tiredness and lack of motivation keep coming back. If nothing changes, these symptoms can worsen and eventually develop into full burnout.
Causes of burnout
Burnout develops when your body stays in survival mode for too long. Normally, your system can shift naturally between states of activity and rest. But when you experience ongoing or intense stress, your body loses that ability. At first, it gets stuck in fight-or-flight mode, making it difficult to activate your parasympathetic nervous system, the part responsible for rest and recovery. When your body stays in this alert state for too long, it eventually moves into a freeze response. That’s often the point when people start describing what they’re feeling as burnout.
Burnout and ADHD
People with ADHD are generally more sensitive to stress and therefore more prone to burnout. Because their brains process stimulation differently, it’s harder to filter incoming stimuli, and the body more easily slips into a constant state of alertness. It’s as if the system is always switched on, making deep rest and relaxation difficult to achieve. For those with ADHD, it’s especially important to support the body in finding and maintaining balance, something chiropractic care can greatly assist with
Symptoms of burnout and chronic stress
Common signs of burnout or being on the verge of burnout include fatigue, difficulty concentrating, irritability, sleep problems, and a deep sense of exhaustion. Burnout can affect nearly every part of your life, your performance drops, your emotions fluctuate, and even small tasks start to feel overwhelming.
Physical symptoms often appear as well, which makes sense, your body is in a state of freeze. Many of your natural processes are compromised to conserve energy, and your ability to heal and restore weakens. You might notice neck, shoulder, or jaw tension, or find yourself getting sick more often because your immune system is run down.
Typical signs you’re close to burnout:
- Constant tiredness or lack of energy
- Difficulty focusing or remembering things
- Less patience or a shorter temper
- Trouble sleeping or restless nights
- Feeling overstimulated or easily overwhelmed
- Emotional ups and downs
- Low energy or motivation
- Getting ill more frequently
- Tension in the neck, shoulders, or jaw
How chiropractic care supports recovery from burnout and chronic stress
Chiropractic care helps your body recover from burnout and chronic stress by using gentle, precise adjustments to release tension in your spine. This helps bring your body back into balance and supports healthy nervous system function. As communication between your brain and body improves, your system starts to receive the message that it’s safe to relax. This activates the parasympathetic nervous system, the body’s natural rest and healing state, giving you the space to recover and rebuild your energy from within.
Recovering from burnout or chronic stress
To truly recover from burnout or chronic stress, your body first needs to find calm again. Chiropractic care helps you do just that. Many of our clients say they feel calmer and more connected to their bodies after an adjustment. Their sleep improves, physical tension decreases, they feel lighter in their minds and body and so begin to experience genuine moments of relaxation again. Over time, their energy becomes more stable, their mood lifts, and they start to feel like themselves once more.
It’s common for symptoms to feel a little worse before they improve. This happens because your body first moves through the fight-or-flight response before it learns to relax again. Everyone’s path to recovery is different, it depends on how long you’ve been experiencing symptoms and how well you support your body with healthy lifestyle changes. Chiropractic care isn’t a quick fix, but a natural way to help your body restore balance and guide itself back to healing.
When should you see a chiropractor for burnout?
It’s always a good idea to see a chiropractor if you’re experiencing burnout. During burnout, your nervous system is out of balance and needs support to find its natural rhythm again. Chiropractic care helps by gently releasing tension in the spine, allowing your nervous system to function more freely and restoring a sense of balance in both body and mind.
The sooner you come in, the better. Early care makes it easier for your nervous system to recover and can also help prevent burnout or other health issues from developing in the future.
Book your appointment and bring your nervous system back into balance
Would you like to support your body’s natural ability to heal and recover? Visit the chiropractors at Solar Chiropractic.
Chiropractic care helps restore balance in your body so you can heal from within.
Frequently asked questions
No, chiropractic care isn’t a magic cure for burnout, but it can play an important role in your recovery alongside movement, rest, creating boundaries and healthy lifestyle changes. Chiropractic adjustments help your nervous system function more smoothly. When your body is in balance again, its natural ability to heal and restore returns. This can positively affect many aspects of your wellbeing including your sleep, energy, focus, hormones, and mood. Whether you fully recover from burnout depends on you as an individual, but chiropractic care always supports the process and helps your body handle stress more effectively.
The main difference lies in how far along your body is in the stress cycle. The symptoms of chronic stress and burnout are similar. In both cases, your body is overloaded and not functioning at its optimum. When you’re stressed out, your energy reserves aren’t completely depleted; you can still recover somewhat after rest. With burnout, however, you’ve already crossed that threshold and feel completely drained. That’s why it’s so important to seek help early on, before stress develops into full burnout
Naturally, you want to do everything you can to prevent burnout. But when your body has been under stress for a long time, it often can’t recover on its own. Taking extra rest isn’t enough, your body needs help to activate the parasympathetic nervous system and restore balance from within. Chiropractic care gently supports this process, helping your body shift out of stress mode and back into a state of calm and healing.
Recovery time varies from person to person. It depends on your lifestyle and how well you’re able to reduce stress in your daily life. Some people need only a few months, while others may take a year or more. Chiropractic care supports and speeds up your recovery by helping your nervous system find balance again, so your body can heal naturally from the inside out.
No, you don’t need a referral. You can book an appointment directly at Solar Chiropractic without a referral.
Most insurers reimburse chiropractic care under complementary or alternative care in the extras insurance package (aanvullende verzekering). Check your policy to see what your coverage includes, or click here to view the coverage of your insurance company.
You can find the current fees for chiropractic care on our fees page. There, you can also check what your health insurer reimburses.
During your first appointment, we take the time to understand your health concerns and create a personalised care plan. This initial visit usually lasts around 30-45 minutes. Once we know what your body needs, the follow-up visits are shorter and more focused. You’ll first have a moment to relax on the table before the chiropractor begins the adjustments. These adjustments give your body exactly what it needs to support the self-healing process. So even though each session only lasts at most about 10 minutes, the healing process continues long after you leave the practice.
Yes, chiropractic care is very safe when performed by a qualified chiropractor. At Solar, every adjustment is delivered with precision, presence, and respect for your body’s natural rhythms. We don’t force or manipulate, we work with your body to help it find balance again. Research shows that chiropractic care is among the safest forms of healthcare available, and is far safer than common medications like ibuprofen. Our approach is gentle, specific, and focused on restoring proper function to your spine and nervous system. Most people experience chiropractic as deeply relaxing and even restorative, a way to reconnect with their body and support its innate capacity to heal and thrive.
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About Solar Chiropractic
Our mission is simple: to help you live life to the fullest with more freedom and energy. Through gentle chiropractic adjustments, we restore the natural balance of your spine and nervous system, so your brain and body can communicate clearly again. As this connection is restored, your body heals from within, growing stronger and more resilient. You rediscover your vitality, joy, and the ability to thrive every day.
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What to expect
Your first visit
We’ll take the time to get to know you and explore how we can best support your health and healing. This comprehensive consultation includes a holistic health questionnaire, physical examination, posture scans, and a personal conversation about your health goals. If we determine that we can help you, you’ll receive a gentle chiropractic adjustment tailored to your body’s needs.
Intensive phase
In this stage, we focus on restoring balance in your spine and nervous system through precise, effective adjustments. The sessions are short yet powerful. Repetition is key as it helps teach your brain new, healthier neurological patterns. During this phase, we usually see you twice per week.
Stabilisation phase
Your body begins to adapt to its new balance. Muscles, discs, ligaments, and connective tissues get the chance to heal and strengthen. This will help prevent your body from slipping back into old, protective patterns. To support this process, adjustments are usually scheduled once per week.
Wellness care
We continue to support your health for as long as you feel it is best serving you. Just like eating well, moving your body, and giving yourself time to rest, regular chiropractic care is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Together, we’ll decide the rhythm that works best for you and your goals.
Even more insurers reimburse chiropractic care through their supplementary insurance. Want to know what your insurer covers? Check your insurer’s coverage.
Almost all Dutch health insurers reimburse chiropractic care
With the right additional insurance (aanvullende verzekering), you can be reimbursed for chiropractic treatments. No referral is needed.
Why Solar Chiropractic is the best chiropractor in Amsterdam
With our vitalistic approach to chiropractic, we go beyond temporary pain relief. We focus on your whole health, helping you move freely, feel energised, and live with greater resilience and joy. Discover what makes Solar Chiropractic the best chiropractor in Amsterdam.
Root-cause healing
We don’t just mask symptoms. We address the underlying issues to create real, lasting change
Feel fitter than ever
By empowering your body to heal itself, you’ll feel the difference in every part of your life
Personalised care plan
With a tailored approach, we work step by step toward your unique health goals
Trusted by our community
Our clients value our unique approach, rewarding us with a 9.6-star rating
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Our experienced chiropractors are dedicated to your health, vitality, and well-being
Evening & weekend appointments
We offer evening and Saturday visits, so care fits easily into your life
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Amsterdam loves our chiropractic practice
“I came to Solar with an intense pain in my neck and experienced relief from my first adjustment. However, since sticking with the treatment I’ve also seen an overall improvement in my health and quality of life. Daniel is friendly and professional and it’s always nice to be greeted by Bella, the lovely receptionist. I look forward to seeing how chriopractic care will effect my health going forward!”
“My sessions with Daniel have been truly transformative, his approach is unlike any I’ve encountered with other chiropractors.. What began as care for physical pain became a whole-body, nervous-system journey. Daniel empowers you to listen to your body, creating lasting change beyond quick fixes. The calm, safe space he and his team provide makes it more than treatment; it’s a holistic path to lasting wellness.”
“With the treatments, I notice clear improvements. Professional and knowledgeable guidance with noticeable results. I feel more balanced and have more energy. Highly recommended.”
“I highly recommend Solar Chiropractic. Daniel helped me get rid of lower back and shoulder pain, improved my overall health, sleep, and performance at work and during exercise. The front desk team is always friendly and customer-focused.”
“A very pleasant practice where you immediately feel welcome. The treatment with Daniel relieves my long-standing neck complaints and has unexpectedly also improved my mental health.”
“Since starting treatment at Solar, I feel much better in myself and have far more energy.
My two-year-old daughter, who is very energetic and active, now also goes to Solar. She loves it, and I can see that it benefits her just as much as it does me.
In short, Solar is a place where you feel heard and where you truly make progress.”
“Always looking forward to my next adjustment. Every adjustment is a pause to slow down, recharge, and reset.”
“I came to Solar with an intense pain in my neck and experienced relief from my first adjustment. However, since sticking with the treatment I’ve also seen an overall improvement in my health and quality of life. Daniel is friendly and professional and it’s always nice to be greeted by Bella, the lovely receptionist. I look forward to seeing how chriopractic care will effect my health going forward!”
“Walking into this studio feels like a modern-day sanctuary, realigning body, mind, and spirit. From the first sessions, my breathing, posture, and wellbeing improved far more than expected. Dan is my go-to chiropractor, and Tory is equally impressive, skilled, confident, and supportive. The whole team is warm and kind. I’m incredibly grateful to have found this place!”
“Since starting treatment at Solar, I feel much better in myself and have far more energy.
My two-year-old daughter, who is very energetic and active, now also goes to Solar. She loves it, and I can see that it benefits her just as much as it does me.
In short, Solar is a place where you feel heard and where you truly make progress.”
“With the treatments, I notice clear improvements. Professional and knowledgeable guidance with noticeable results. I feel more balanced and have more energy. Highly recommended.”
“I came to Solar with a specific complaint, but from the start it was clear that Dan looks beyond the obvious and takes a holistic view of his clients. He is diligent, precise, and passionate. His excellent treatments have helped me move and recover better, and my sleep and mental health have also improved significantly.”
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What our clients are saying
“I first went to the chiropractor for poor posture, muscle discomfort, and trouble sleeping. From the first session we set goals for both physical health and overall quality of life. After six months, all my pain is gone, I’m more flexible, and my energy is higher. I’m grateful to be part of this caring community. Daniel and Tory are excellent professionals, I highly recommend them.”
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