EXHIBIT 99

PROXY                  ADVANTAGE HEALTH CORPORATION                       PROXY
              SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS -- MARCH 14, 1996

                     THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF
                            THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

   The undersigned  hereby  appoints  Raymond J. Dunn, III or Robert E. Spencer,
and each of them,  with  several  powers of  substitution,  proxies  to vote the
shares  of  Common  Stock,  par  value  $0.01 per  share,  of  Advantage  Health
Corporation  ("Advantage Health") which the undersigned could vote if personally
present at the Special Meeting of Stockholders of Advantage Health to be held at
New  England  Rehabilitation  Hospital's  auditorium  located on the  Hospital's
second floor, Two Rehabilitation Way, Woburn,  Massachusetts 01801, on March 14,
1996, at 9:30 a.m., E.S.T., and any adjournment thereof:


  PLEASE VOTE AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE

Please  sign  this  proxy  exactly  as your  name  appears  on the  books of the
Corporation.  Joint  owners  should  each sign  personally.  Trustees  and other
fiduciaries should indicate the capacity in which they sign, and where more than
one name appears, a majority must sign.  If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her title.


HAS YOUR ADDRESS CHANGED?                  DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS?

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              ADVANTAGE HEALTH CORPORATION -- RECORD DATE SHARES:

   1.  Approval  and adoption of an  Agreement  and Plan of Merger,  dated as of
December 16, 1995,  attached as Annex A to the  Prospectus-Proxy  Statement that
has been transmitted in connection with the Special  Meeting,  pursuant to which
Aladdin  Acquisition  Corporation,  a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  HEALTHSOUTH
Corporation  ("HEALTHSOUTH"),  will merge with and into  Advantage  Health,  and
stockholders  of Advantage  Health will receive a specified  number of shares of
HEALTHSOUTH  Common  Stock  for each  share of  Advantage  Health  Common  Stock
surrendered for exchange, all as described in said Prospectus-Proxy Statement.

FOR                               AGAINST                              ABSTAIN
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   2. In their  discretion  to act upon any matters  incidental to the foregoing
and such other  business as may properly come before the Special  Meeting or any
adjournment thereof.

   This Proxy,  when  properly  executed,  will be voted in the manner  directed
herein by the undersigned stockholder.  If no direction is made, this Proxy will
be voted FOR Item 1. Any  stockholder  who wishes to withhold the  discretionary
authority  referred  to in Item 2 above  should  mark a line  through the entire
Item.

Mark box at right if comments  or address  change have been noted on the reverse
side of this card [ ]

Please be sure to sign and date this Proxy.

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                                        Date


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                                        Shareholder sign here


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                                        Co-owner sign here
                                        Detach Card





                         ADVANTAGE HEALTH CORPORATION



Dear Stockholder:

Please take note of the important  information  enclosed with this Proxy Ballot.
There  are a number  of  issues  related  to the  management  and  operation  of
Advantage Health Corporation that require your immediate attention and approval.
These are discussed in detail in the enclosed proxy materials. Your vote counts,
and you are  strongly  encouraged  to exercise  your right to vote your  shares.
Please  mark the boxes on the proxy card to indicate  how your  shares  shall be
voted.  Then sign the card, detach it and return your proxy vote in the enclosed
postage paid envelope.  Your vote must be received prior to the Special  Meeting
of  Stockholders,  March  14,  1996.  Thank  you  in  advance  for  your  prompt
consideration of these matters. Sincerely, Advantage Health Corporation