My entire body is tense. The muscles in my neck have shortened on my right side so my head is tilted at a 30 degree angle. My spine locks up in my thoracic and cervical regions. Currently my C4/5 are fused. I have about 10-15% range of motion in my back on a bad day and 30-40% on good days. My hips and pelvis are constantly mis aligned. I have them adjusted 3 times a week. Each time I go back to the chiropractor I'm .5-1 inch off. My hamstrings are often so tense it takes me 30-40 minutes to relax them enough to do additional stretching. I can not extend my legs out in front of me without bending them at the knee. Having both legs extended at the same time is nearly impossible. My back is so tight I am hunched over. My chiro said my musculature is as tense as his 90+ yr old clients. The catch is, I can stretch for 1-2 hours and 20-30min after I stretch I am right back to where I started. My iliopsoas is so tight that it locks up my left hip when I walk. I then must sit and give it a break. I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease at 11. I was simultaneously diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis then as well. I was on prednisone twice daily for 5 years and intermittently on and off because of Crohn's flares after that. I am currently on Humira twice monthly and Celebrex and Flexural twice daily. My rheumy is next to useless and says its just spondylitis/ankylosing. My chiropractor dug deeper and says entropathic. Neither of those tell me why my body is so inflamed and tight! My blood pressure is through the roof. I am on an anti-inflimation diet. I have done nearly everything I can think of to holistic to conventional. Yoga, pilates, daily stretching. I just want my life back. I used to be a very active person, running mountains and lifting weights 3 times a week. Now If I move too much I hurt, if I move too little I hurt. What is this? I am only 28yrs old.