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Raja Singh, when he was competing overseas for his wheelchair race, he had to bring a special racing wheelchair and also a wheelchair that he used about everyday and a commode chair. Imagine the inconvenience he have to face every time he travel for a competition!

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Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC) encourages disability to take part in sports as it also aims to aspire and transform the lives of disabilities with sports.

It provide a learning platform of sports for the disabilities and even train them to compete competitively at a regional and international level.

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Archery trains the arm, shoulder and trunk muscles which helps to restore the body into an upright position. Patients who still can not completely feel their upper body and can still take part using specialized equipment.

This sport also helps to develop hand-eye coordination and muscle memory.

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Learning how to swing a bowling ball is beneficial as it teaches how to balance at different positions. A lighter ball can be used first to start with and with consistency, a strong core will eventually be developed which will help in the sense of balance.

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https://youtu.be/baUgR6pYOOY[How to transfer someone from their assertive device to the bed when they have spinal cord injury]

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- Mr Raja Singh is the founder of the company 'DNR Wheels Pte LTD' and was set up in 1994.

- Supplies a wide range of rehabilitative, mobility and home nursing products to major hospitals, retail stores and pharmacies.

https://www.brandsforgood.asia/2019-winners/dnr-wheels-raja-singh

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Yoga is also one strategy to promote Physical Activity (PA), it is easy and we can do it anywhere!

Yoga is great for toning, muscle strength and flexibility, all will benefit those will spinal cord injuries. It also reduce cortisol level, meaning it reduces stress, anxiety, and depression

Also, this can overcome some barriers like 'Self-Efficacy & Motivation', as Yoga not only improve one physical health but emotional well being as well, with it reducing stress, anxiety and depression, it can help the individuals substantially and improve their emotional well-being a lot.

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Some suitable strategies is going swimming! As water reduces a lot of impact on the legs, it makes the person feel weightless.

It is fun just floating and splashing water, but it can also help practice muscle movement and balance for those who have spinal cord injuries

Also, this can overcome some barriers like 'Perceived Risks'. It can over come this barrier as those who have this injury might be scared to worsen their injury because they have to move around physically, but with them walking around the water, they can feel more safe and it will benefit them as well.

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He hopes sports are integrated at hospitals and schools with special needs so it can be a priority for advanced rehabilitation. Those good at sports will then participate in an advanced level and the number of Paralympic athletes in Singapore will increase

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- A traumatic physical disability.

- A damage to any part of the spinal cords or nerves.

- Results from damage to the vertebrae, ligament or disks of the spinal column or to the spinal cord itself.

-Causes permanent changes in strength, sensation and other body functions below the site of injury.

- Spinal cord injury can be either complete or incomplete. In complete injuries there is no function below the level of injury. In incomplete injuries there is some function remaining below the level of injury.

- Affects their mobility, sensation, loss of bowel or bladder control and may cause pain or an intense stinging sensation.

- Loss of mobility in the affected areas deter someone's ability to do proper physical activities.

- Mr Raja Singh's disability has stopped him from walking permanently and has made his cycling passion harder.

- Being wheelchair bounded, they are less involved in physical activities as before.

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- Mr Raja Singh has been an avid sportsman since young.

- He was serving as a commando in the army

- However, he met with a cycling accident in 1983 which led him to a Spinal Cord Injury which paralysed from the waist down.

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the four domains are physical, affective, motor and cognitive

For physical,  he is unable to use his legs and is confined to a wheelchair. He relies heavily on his upper body strength to carry out his daily activies.

For affective, he became angry  depressed as he met with an accident when he was training for a triathalon and became paralysed at the age of 22. It came as a very big blow to him as before the accident he was a commando seargent and a boxing coach

For motor, he had to reply on his arm power when wheelchair racing which is very different from riding a bicycle. He also had to train his arm strength even more as he was wheelchair bound and was also doing wheelchair racing

For cognitive, he had to strengthen his mind to push himself when training for competition and not to give up. Although he was physcially fit before the accident, he still had to undergo vigorous training sessions in order to compete at an international level

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- Despite the challenge, he went on to represent Singapore in disability sports where he went on to win gold medals in various national and international wheelchair racing competitions.

- He participated in 2 Paralympic Games in 1988 and 1992.

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Assertive device for spinal cord problem.

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Assertive device for spinal cord problem.

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Manual/powered wheelchair.

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Since he is paralyzed from waist down, moving around will be a hassle.

The powered wheelchair helps him with move around to places with ease. This encourages the people with spinal cord problems giving them hope. Many would feel useless as they cant walk or do anything.[Cognitive factor]