08/31/2026
In honor of Global Yoga Therapy Day on August 14, 2026, Cheryl Albright, OTR/L, C-IAYT, shared both of her posters with the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT).
Her first poster was presented at the World Sclerosis Conference in Athens, Greece, where she introduced attendees to Scleroderma. This chronic autoimmune condition causes the body to overproduce collagen, leading to hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues, and in many cases, internal organ involvement.
Building on this foundation, Cheryl's second poster turns from understanding the disease to treating one of its most challenging complications.
At the National Scleroderma Foundation Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, Cheryl presented her research on using yoga therapy to support digestive health in patients with Scleroderma. This complementary, movement-based approach offers relief from the gastrointestinal symptoms that so often accompany this condition.