Every year, September 5 marks the celebration of World Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day. The aim of this initiative is to spread awareness about and make life easier for patients with spinal cord injuries. The intention behind it is also prevention of spinal cord injury through different awareness programmes globally. The theme of World Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day 2019 is ‘Living Life to the Fullest’. This theme highlights the importance of recreational activities like wheelchair basketball, gardening, photography, graphic arts, fishing, music, etc. in promoting the health of patients suffering from spinal cord injury. History of World Spinal Cord