EXHIBIT (99)-5


                                INSTRUCTION TO
                  BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER PARTICIPANT FROM OWNER
                                      OF
                            HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION
                         8 1/2% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2008


To Participant of the Book-Entry Transfer Facility:

     The  undersigned  hereby  acknowledges  receipt  of  the  Prospectus  dated
      ,  2001 (the "Prospectus"), of HEALTHSOUTH Corporation (the "Company") and
a  related  Letter  of  Transmittal  (which  together  constitute  the "Exchange
Offer").  Capitalized  terms  used but not defined herein have the meaning given
to such terms in the Prospectus.

     This  will  instruct  you, the book-entry transfer facility participant, as
to  the action to be taken by you relating to the Exchange Offer with respect to
the Private Notes held by you for the account of the undersigned.
The  aggregate  fact  amount of the Private Notes held by you for the account of
the undersigned is (fill in amount):

     $        of the 8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2008

     With  respect  to  the Exchange Offer, the undersigned hereby instructs you
(check appropriate statement):

   A.          To TENDER the following Private Notes held by you for the account
      -------- of the undersigned  (insert  principal amount of Private Notes to
               be tendered):

     $          [1]  of the 8 1/2%  Senior  Notes  due  2008,  and not to tender
      ----------     other Private Notes of such  maturity,  if any, held by you
                     for the account of the undersigned;

   OR

     B.        NOT to tender any  Private  Notes held by you for the  account of
       ------- the undersigned.







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[1] Must be tendered only in integral multiples of $1,000.




     If  the  undersigned  instructs you to tender the Private Notes held by you
for  the account of the undersigned, it is understood that you are authorized to
make,  on behalf of the undersigned (and the undersigned by its signature below,
hereby  authorizes you to make), the representations and warranties contained in
the  Letter  of  Transmittal that are to be made with respect to the undersigned
as  a  beneficial  owner,  including but not limited to the representations that
(i)  it  is  not  an affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or, if
the  undersigned  is  an affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, it
will  comply  with  the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities  Act  to  the  extent  applicable,  (ii) the Exchange Notes are being
acquired  in  the  ordinary  course  of  business  of  the person receiving such
Exchange  Notes, whether or not such person is the holder, (iii) the undersigned
has  not  entered  into an arrangement or understanding with any other person to
participate  in  the  distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of
the  Exchange  Notes,  (iv) the undersigned is not a broker-dealer who purchased
the  Private Notes for resale pursuant to an exemption under the Securities Act,
and  (v)  the  undersigned  will be able to trade Exchange Notes acquired in the
Exchange  Offer without restriction under the Securities Act. If the undersigned
is  a broker-dealer (whether or not it is also an "affiliate") that will receive
Exchange  Notes  for  its  own  account  pursuant  to  the  Exchange  Offer,  it
represents  that  such  Private  Notes  to be exchanged were acquired by it as a
result   of  market-making  activities  or  other  trading  activities,  and  it
acknowledges  that  it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the
Securities  Act  in  connection  with  any  resale  of  such  Exchange Notes. By
acknowledging  that  it  will deliver and by delivering a prospectus meeting the
requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  in  connection  with  any resale of such
Exchange  Notes,  the  undersigned  will  not  be  deemed to admit that it is an
"underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act.


                                   SIGN HERE


Name of Beneficial Owner(s):
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Signature(s):
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Name(s) (please print):
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Address:
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                                                                      (zip code)
Telephone Number:
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                                                                     (area code)

Taxpayer Identification or Social Security Number:
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Date:
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