Childhood pain is highly prevalent in today's society. A study has gathered data from children and adolescents from 70 countries has concluded that 20.8% of them suffer from chronic pain. As a consequence of these figures in the child there is a decrease in participation in school and physical activities.

Chronic pain in childhood is associated with significant functional impairment that often lasts into adulthood; children with chronic pain are at increased risk of developing depression and anxiety, experiencing social isolation, having more school absences, and are more likely to have a poorer quality of life. Children with chronic pain often become adults with chronic pain, resulting in significant stress on the individual, the family and the health care system.

Today there has been a revolution in how we understand prevention and treatment. From a biomedical model more focused on postural hygiene in schools, evidence shows that a model more focused on physical (elimination of sedentary lifestyles and promotion of physical activity), psychological (stress, bullying) and social aspects (families with chronic pain "transmit" a greater possibility of living with chronic pain, disadvantaged social environments), as well as generating adequate child-rearing contexts, reduce the occurrence of pain.

Based on all this, the Chair developed educational projects in schools in the city and province of Malaga through meetings with different health agents: school health nurses, educational teams, parents' associations and students.