Non-pharmacological therapies, in analogy to the pharmacological ones, may simultaneously treat physical and emotional pain. For pregnant and nursing mothers, this principle is especially true in the case of active kinetotherapy. Exercise and massage are effective in treating musculoskeletal pain in the case of pregnant women and childbeds. Although transcutaneous electrical stimulation and shortwave diathermy are used to treat musculoskeletal pain of pregnant women, their effectiveness is not fully demonstrated. Moreover, there appears to be maternal-fetal risks. In conclusion physical therapy or combined therapy may be reserved for treatment of musculoskeletal pain of pregnant women or chilbeds only in cases where there are contraindications for physical effort.