Exhibit 23.2

                       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, 2001.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Austin, Texas
July 15, 2002