Objective: To bring about a comprehensive summary of the occurrence principle and the clinical manifestations of the musculoskeletal system functional disorders, focusing on those occurring most frequently during pregnancy.
Design: Overview study.
Setting: Department of Health Promotion, Faculty of Sport Studies, Masaryk University, Brno; Rehabilitation department Lipova-lazne; Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Olomouc.
Methods: Analysis of literary sources and database Medline (1998-2017).
Conclusion: The lack of movement activities within the framework of sedentary lifestyle correlates with the musculoskeletal system disorders, which may influence both the adaptation mechanisms in general, and the bodys ability to adapt to the changes in pregnancy. High prevalence of the musculoskeletal system functional disorders in pregnancy may only represent a reflection of the state of female musculoskeletal system at present, and pregnancy, being the period of increased burden placed on the musculoskeletal system, only reflects its dysfunction. Physiotherapy shows a way to resolve the musculoskeletal system functional disorders during pregnancy.
Keywords: back pain; carpal tunnel syndrome flatfoot.; diastasis of abdominal muscles; functional disorders; pregnancy.