Women's fitness
Original Body Care resourceWritten and reviewed by Mallika Some, instructor at Body Care by Mallika. Open her profile.Mobility, back pain and neck pain for women
Many women arrive at Body Care naming lower-back pain, neck pain, or stiffness. Mallika Some teaches mobility and yoga with physiotherapy-informed caution — because early in her career she saw that one jump-for-all approach can injure, and that yoga alone did not answer every joint complaint. Mobility work here is live, adapted, and never a diagnosis.
Written and reviewed by Mallika Some. Last reviewed 2026-09-08. All FAQs.
After 2004, when Mallika began teaching in Burdwan, students did not only want weight loss. Some brought lower-back pain, others neck pain. That is when she took the Durgapur Hospital physiotherapy course while still teaching mornings in Burdwan — so guidance could match the body in front of her.
What class can and cannot do
- Can: build gentle range, strengthen supporting muscles, teach healthier sitting and standing habits.
- Can: modify load so heavier or older students are not forced into the same impact as everyone else.
- Cannot: replace imaging, medication, or a physiotherapist's hands-on treatment plan.
- Cannot: 'crack' a spine or promise pain will vanish in one session.
Questions students actually ask
Is this physiotherapy treatment?
No. Mallika trained in physiotherapy and uses that knowledge to teach safer classes. It is not a clinical physiotherapy appointment or a substitute for one.
Can Face Yoga help my neck?
Neck and face work often travel together because the platysma and jaw habits show on both. Persistent medical neck pain still needs a clinician.
Related Body Care resources
- Strength training for women
How Mallika Some approaches strength for women — adapted to the body in the room, never one jump for every student.
- Neck and face exercises
The neck and face are taught together at Body Care. Why neck posture changes the face, and how to work both without strain.
- Beginner fitness for women
No experience needed. How Mallika Some starts complete beginners — including teenagers, new mothers, retirees and women returning after loss.
Want this checked live?
If you want Mallika to check your technique live, sit in on a demo class. It is the same teaching, without a commitment.