Young mother paralysed in pole-dancing

[Still Waters]

Fears have been raised over the safety of pole-dancing after a mother-of-two was paralysed when she fell on her head.

It started in strip clubs and became synonymous with elicit late-night entertainment.

But pole dancing then entered the mainstream after celebrity endorsements of its fitness benefits transformed it into the latest exercise-craze.

Now fears have been raised over the safety of the activity, after a mother-of-two was left paralysed following an accident during a pole-dancing class.

Debbie Plowman, 32, suffered devastating injuries when she fell, breaking her neck and severely damaging her spinal cord.

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