A former student of Newcastle College University Centre is aiming to help people with common back problem, as she becomes the first UK practitioner to use the BALLance tools and exercises in her work.
Sophie Hastings, who studied Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation, learnt about the BALLance concept and did one of her assignments on it. Dr Tanja Kuhne, the person who developed the concept, was impressed with Sophie's work, so she has allowed her to start using it with people in the North East who are suffering from back pain.
The Office for National Statistics have found that over 62,000 people left the workforce in last year due to back pain, so this kind of treatment could not come at a better time.
