ReAble Therapeutics S-8 Registration of securities for employees

EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 22, 2001 relating to the financial statements, which appears in Encore Medical Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Austin, Texas

July 2, 2003