O.N.Y.X. — Orthopedic Neural-adaptive Yield & eXoskeletal Support — is a smart wearable knee rehabilitation brace developed as my final-year project at UWE Bristol. It combines pneumatic compression, Peltier thermal therapy, and Arduino-driven adaptive feedback into a single integrated device.

The project grew directly from my own multi-year recovery from a serious knee injury. The gap between clinical physiotherapy sessions and unsupported at-home recovery is where most patients struggle — O.N.Y.X. was designed to close that gap.

Clinical input was provided by physiotherapy apprentice Matthew Bishop at Salford University. The device is designed against a Class IIa regulatory pathway under MHRA/UKCA, with a pre-commercial cost estimate of £49,700–£147,900 and a target market projected at £1.57B by 2030.