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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.5

                          TECHNICAL ADVISORY AGREEMENT

     THIS TECHNICAL ADVISORY AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is entered into by and
between Empi Corp., a Minnesota corporation (the "Company") and Joseph E.
Laptewicz, Jr. (the "Technical Advisor"), effective as of January 1, 2003 (the
"Effective Date").

                                    RECITALS

     A. The Company desires to engage the Technical Advisor to assist the
Company on the terms and conditions set forth herein;

     B. The Company believes that it is in its best interest to engage the
Technical Advisor; and

     C. The Technical Advisor desires to be engaged by the Company in the
capacity and on the terms and conditions described herein.

                                    AGREEMENT

          For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally
bound, agree as follows:

     1. Scope of Engagement.

          a. The Company agrees to retain the Technical Advisor for the period
     set forth in Section 1(b) and the Technical Advisor accepts this engagement
     to perform the services set forth in Section 2(a) on the terms and
     conditions set forth herein.

          b. The term of this Agreement (the "Term") shall be for the period
     beginning on the Effective Date and ending on December 31, 2004 unless
     earlier terminated as provided in Section 4.

     2. Duties.

          a. The Technical Advisor shall serve as a technical advisor to the
     Company with the responsibilities, duties and authority set forth below and
     additional responsibilities, duties and authority as may from time to time
     be assigned to the Technical Advisor by the CEO. During the Term, the
     Technical Advisor's duties shall include the following:

               (i)   Provide technical support in the development of projects
                     undertaken by the Company.

               (ii)  Provide industry expertise with respect to regulatory
                     positioning of the Company's products.

               (iii) Serve as advisor and mentor to the CEO with respect to
                     operational and integration issues.

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               (iv) Review new products and technologies developed or purchased
                    by the Company.

               (v)  Evaluate products and technologies developed or owned by
                    target companies.

               (vi) Attend at least one strategy session with TC Group, L.L.C.,
                    a Delaware limited liability company (the "Carlyle Group").

          b. During the Term, it is expected that the Technical Advisor shall be
     accessible as needed to advise the Company and perform the duties set forth
     in Section 2(a).

          c. The Technical Advisor acknowledges and agrees that the Technical
     Advisor has a duty to act in the best interests of the Company. The
     Technical Advisor agrees not to commit any act that would injure the
     business, interests or reputation of the Company or any of the Company's
     subsidiaries, affiliates or owners.

     3. Compensation. As compensation for the Technical Advisor's services, the
Technical Advisor shall receive the following amounts:

          a. Advisory Fee. Subject to Section 5, The Company shall pay the
     Technical Advisor an advisory fee equal to $45,000 per year (the "Advisory
     Fee") in 12 monthly installments for the performance of the duties set
     forth in Section 2(a). The Technical Advisor acknowledges and agrees that
     the monthly installments are subject to withholding.

          b. Benefits. The Technical Advisor shall be entitled to participate in
     the Company's group health plan, group dental plan and 401(k) plan to the
     extent that the Technical Advisor is eligible to receive benefits under
     such plans.

          c. Expenses. The Company shall reimburse the Technical Advisor for all
     reasonable expenses incurred during the Term for travel, lodging,
     entertainment, and other business expenses incurred in connection with the
     performance of the duties set forth in Section 2.

     4. Termination. The Technical Advisor's engagement with the Company shall'
terminate upon the first to occur of the following events:

          a. automatically upon the death or retirement of the Technical
     Advisor;

          b. automatically upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
     (i) consummation of a merger or acquisition in which the Company is not the
     surviving entity; (ii) consummation of a sale, transfer or other
     disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; (iii)
     the Carlyle Group or any affiliate of the Carlyle Group (collectively,
     "Carlyle") cease to hold 50% of the shares of common stock of the Company;
     or (iv) an underwritten public offering of shares of common stock of the

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     Company pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
     Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

     5. Effect of Termination. The sole liability of the Company under this
Agreement upon termination of the Technical Advisor's engagement shall be to (a)
reimburse the Technical Advisor pursuant to Section 3(c) for reasonable expenses
incurred by the Technical Advisor during the Term, and (b) pay any accrued but
unpaid portion of the Advisory Fee (appropriately pro-rated to the date of
termination) and (c) make the Technical Advisor eligible to continue the medical
and/or dental coverage for up to 18 months pursuant to the COBRA regulations and
to comply with any other obligations under this Agreement which expressly
survive termination of the Technical Advisor's engagement or pursuant to any
other written agreements between the Technical Advisor and the Company. The
Technical Advisor acknowledges and agrees that the Company is not obligated to
provide any severance payment to the Technical Advisor upon termination of this
Agreement, and that the Company is not obligated to pay the Technical Advisor
for any accrued, but unused vacation or sick leave upon termination of the
Technical Advisor's engagement unless required by state law.

     6. Nondisclosure.

          a. Except as required in the faithful performance of the Technical
     Advisor's duties hereunder or pursuant to Section 6(c) below or as
     expressly authorized by the Company in writing, the Technical Advisor
     shall, in perpetuity, maintain in confidence and shall not directly,
     indirectly or otherwise, use, disseminate, disclose or publish, or use for
     his benefit or the benefit of any person, firm, corporation or other entity
     any confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets of or relating
     to the Company or Carlyle, including, without limitation, information with
     respect to the Company's or Carlyle's business operations, processes,
     products, inventions, business practices, finances, principals, vendors,
     suppliers, customers, potential customers, marketing methods, costs,
     prices, contractual relationships, regulatory status, compensation paid to
     the Technical Advisor or other terms of engagement, or deliver to any
     person, firm, corporation or other entity any document, record, notebook,
     computer program or similar repository of or containing any confidential or
     proprietary information or trade secrets. The parties hereby stipulate and
     agree that as between them the foregoing matters are important and
     material, and that the disclosure of confidential or proprietary
     information or trade secrets will affect the successful conduct of the
     businesses of the Company and/or Carlyle (and any successors or assignees
     of the Company or Carlyle). Information that (i) is generally known by the
     public, other than as a result of the Technical Advisor's acts or failure
     to act; or (ii) the Technical Advisor is legally required to disclose, is
     not subject to the restrictions of this Section 6(a).

          b. Upon termination of the Technical Advisor's engagement for any
     reason, the Technical Advisor will promptly deliver to the Company all
     correspondence, drawings, manuals, letters, notes, notebooks, reports,
     programs, plans, proposals, financial documents, budgets or board books or
     any other documents concerning the customers, business plans, marketing
     strategies, products and/or processes of the Company or Carlyle and shall
     promptly destroy, purge or delete any confidential or proprietary
     information or trade secrets which may have been recorded or otherwise
     placed in any computer memory

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     or storage device or incorporated in any documents or material which cannot
     practicably be returned to the Company.

          c. The Technical Advisor may respond to a lawful and valid subpoena or
     other legal process but shall give the Company the earliest possible notice
     thereof, and shall, as much in advance of the return date as possible, make
     available to the Company and its counsel the documents and other
     information sought and shall assist the Company's counsel in resisting or
     otherwise responding to the subpoena or other legal process. The Technical
     Advisor shall use his best efforts to lawfully avoid or limit disclosure of
     information requested pursuant to such subpoena or other legal process.

          d. For purposes of this Section 6, the term "the Company" shall
     include the Company and each of its affiliates.

     7. No Competition.

          a.  Except as otherwise permitted herein, the Technical Advisor shall
     not:

               (i)  at any time during the Term or during the two year period
                    following the expiration of the Term, without the prior
                    written consent of the Company, which consent may be granted
                    or withheld by the Company in its sole discretion, directly
                    or indirectly engage in, consult with, have any equity
                    interest in, or manage or operate any person, firm,
                    corporation, partnership or business (whether as director,
                    officer, employee, agent, representative, partner, security
                    holder, consultant, technical advisor or otherwise) that
                    engages in any business which competes with any business of
                    the Company anywhere in the world (as conducted during the
                    Term), provided, however, that the Technical Advisor shall
                    be permitted to acquire a stock or membership interest in
                    such an entity provided the entity is publicly traded and
                    the acquired interest is not more than two percent (2%)'6f
                    the outstanding shares or membership interests of the
                    entity; or

               (ii) at any time during the Term or during the two year period
                    following the expiration of the Term, without the prior
                    written consent of the Company, solicit or accept if offered
                    to him, with or without solicitation, on his own behalf or
                    on behalf of any other person, the services of any person
                    who is an employee of the Company, nor solicit or hire any
                    of the Company's employees or encourage any of the Company's
                    employees to terminate employment with the Company.

          b. In the event the terms of this Section 7 shall be determined by any
     court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable because the provision
     extends for too great a period of time, over too great a geographical area,
     or for any other reason, the provision shall be interpreted to extend only
     over the maximum period of time for which it may be

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     enforceable, and/or over the maximum geographical area as to which it may
     be enforceable and/or to the maximum extent in all other respects as to
     which it may be enforceable, all as determined by the court interpreting
     this Agreement.

          c. For purposes of this Section 7, the term "the Company" shall
     include the Company and each of its affiliates.

     8. Injunctive Relief; Survival.

          a. The Technical Advisor recognizes and acknowledges that a breach of
     the covenants contained in Section 6 and Section 7 will cause irreparable
     damage to the Company and Carlyle and their goodwill, the exact amount of
     which will be difficult or impossible to ascertain, and that the remedies
     at law for any breach will be inadequate. Accordingly, the Technical
     Advisor agrees that in the event of a breach of any of the covenants
     contained in Section 6 and Section 7, in addition to any other remedy which
     may be available at law or in equity, the Company and Carlyle shall be
     entitled to specific performance and injunctive relief.

          b. The rights and obligations of the parties arising under Section 6
     and Section 7, of this Agreement shall survive and will not be impaired by
     the termination of the Technical Advisor's engagement with the Company.

     9. Indemnification.

          The Company agrees to indemnify the Technical Advisor for the costs of
defense actually and reasonably incurred by the Technical Advisor in connection
with any civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding brought against the
Technical Advisor, and any judgment rendered against the Technical Advisor with
respect to any action, suit or proceeding as a result of a decision made, or
action taken within the scope of this Agreement, provided that, in the Company's
view, the Technical Advisor acted in good faith and in the Company's best
interests. The Company shall not indemnify the Technical Advisor for any costs
of defense incurred by the Technical Advisor as a result of any acts or
omissions that the Company determines constitute fraud, intentional misconduct,
or gross negligence. The Company and the Technical Advisor agree that the
Company shall be entitled to select counsel to represent the Technical Advisor
with respect to any action, suit or proceeding referenced in this Section 9.

     10. Binding on Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the Company, the Technical Advisor and their respective
successors, assigns, personnel and legal representatives, executors,
administrators, heirs, distributees, devisees, and legatees, as applicable.

     11. Complete Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement
and understanding concerning the technical advisory arrangement between the
parties and shall supersede all other agreements, understandings or commitments
between the parties as to the technical advisory arrangement.

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     12. Prior Employment Agreement. The Technical Advisor acknowledges and
agrees that the Employment Agreement dated as of November 19, 1999, by and
between the Company and the Technical Advisor (the "Employment Agreement") will
expire by its terms on December 31, 2002. The Technical Advisor further
acknowledges and agrees that the Company or Carlyle will not be obligated to
provide any severance benefit to the Technical Advisor upon the expiration of
the Employment Agreement and that the Company will not be obligated to pay the
Technical Advisor for any accrued, but unused vacation or sick leave unless
required by state law.

     13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same Agreement.

     14. Notice. All notices required or permitted to be given under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficiently given when
provided by facsimile, delivered by hand, or deposited in the mail, registered
or certified, postage prepaid, and addressed to the party entitled to receive
notice at the following address (or any address the parties may subsequently
designate in writing in accordance herewith):

           The Company:

           Empi Corp.
           599 Cardigan Road
           St. Paul, MN 55126
           Attn:  Secretary
           Phone: (651) 415-9000
           Fax:   (651) 415-7497

           with a copy to:

           The Carlyle Group
           520 Madison Avenue, 41st Floor
           New York, NY 10022
           Attn:  Walter Jin
           Phone: (212) 381-4900
           Fax:   (212) 381-4901

           with a copy to:

           Latham & Watkins
           555 11th Street, N.W.
           Suite 1000
           Washington, D.C. 20004
           Attention:  David S. Dantzic, Esq.
           Phone: (202) 637-2200
           Fax:   (202) 637-2201

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          The Technical Advisor
          Joseph E. Laptewicz, Jr.
          119 Trent Lane
          Chocowinity, NC 27817

          with a copy to:

          ______________________________

          ______________________________

          ______________________________

     15. Waiver. No party shall be deemed to have waived any right, power or
privilege under this Agreement unless the waiver shall have been duly executed
in writing and acknowledged by the party to be charged with the waiver. The
failure of any party at any time to insist upon performance of any of the
provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed to be a waiver of any
provision of this Agreement, nor in any way to affect the validity of this
Agreement or any part hereof. No waiver of any breach of this Agreement shall be
held to be a waiver of any subsequent breach.

     16. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and
enforced in accordance with, the laws of the state of Minnesota without regard
to its conflict of laws principles.

     17. Assignment. The Company may assign its rights and obligations under
this Agreement. The Technical Advisor may not assign this Agreement. This
Agreement is binding on the Technical Advisor, the Company and the Company's
successors and assigns whether by assignment, by operation of law or otherwise.

     18. Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended or modified at any time
except by a written instrument executed by the Company and the Technical
Advisor.

     19. Construction. This Agreement shall be deemed drafted equally by the
parties. The language contained in this Agreement shall be construed as a whole
and according to its fair meaning. Any presumption or principle that the
language is to be construed against any party shall not apply. The headings in
this Agreement are only for convenience and are not intended to affect
construction or interpretation. Any references to paragraphs, subparagraphs,
sections or subsections are to those parts of this Agreement, unless the context
clearly indicates to the contrary. Also, unless the context clearly indicates to
the contrary, (a) the plural includes the singular and the singular includes the
plural; (b) "and" and "or" are each used both conjunctively and disjunctively;
(c) "any," "all," "each," or "every" means "any and all," and "each and every";
(d) "includes" and "including" are each "without limitation"(e) "herein,"
"hereof," "hereunder" and other similar compounds of the word "here" refer to
the entire Agreement and not to any particular paragraph, subparagraph, section
or subsection; and (f) all pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed
to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural as the identity
of the entities or persons referred to may require.

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     20. Enforcement. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal,
invalid or unenforceable under present or future laws effective during the Term
(a) the provision shall be fully severable; (b) this Agreement shall be
construed and enforced as if the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had
never comprised a portion of this Agreement, and (c) the remaining provisions of
this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected
by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance from this
Agreement. Furthermore, in lieu of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable
provision there shall be added automatically as part of this Agreement a
provision as similar in terms to the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision
as possible and be legal, valid and enforceable.

                           (Signature Page to Follow)

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first written above.

THE COMPANY:

                                     EMPI CORP.

                                     By:   _____________________________________
                                     Name:
                                     Title:

THE TECHNICAL ADVISOR:  JOSEPH E. LAPTEWICZ, JR.

                                     By:   _____________________________________
                                     Name: Joseph E. Laptewicz, Jr.

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.6

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                              MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

         This Amended and Restated Management Agreement (the "Agreement") is
made as of the l/st/ day of January, 2004, by and between Empi, Inc., a
Minnesota corporation (the "Company"), TC Group Management, L.L.C., a Delaware
limited liability company ("Carlyle"), and GE Capital Equity Investments, Inc.
("GE Equity").

                                    RECITALS:

         WHEREAS, the Company, Carlyle and GE Equity previously entered into a
Management Agreement dated August 31, 1999 (the "Existing Agreement");

         WHEREAS, the Company, Carlyle and GE Equity wish to amend and restate
the Existing Agreement to reflect the changes hereinafter set forth.

                                   AGREEMENT:

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the
covenants and conditions herein set forth, the parties hereto agree to amend and
restate the Existing Agreement in its entirety as follows:

         1.    Appointment.

         The Company hereby appoints Carlyle to render advisory and consulting
services described in Section 2(a) and Section 2(c) hereof for the term of this
Agreement. The Company hereby appoints GE Equity to render advisory and
consulting services described in Section 2(b) hereby for the term of this
Agreement.

         2.    Services.

               (a)  Carlyle hereby agrees that during the term of this Agreement
Carlyle shall render to the Company, by and through such of Carlyle's officers,
employees, agents, representatives and affiliates as Carlyle, in its sole
discretion, shall designate from time to time, advisory, consulting and other
services (the "Carlyle Oversight Services") in relation to the day-to-day
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, strategic planning, domestic and
international marketing and financial oversight and including, without
limitation, advisory and consulting services in relation to the selection,
retention and supervision of independent auditors, the selection, retention and
supervision of outside legal counsel, and the selection, retention and
supervision of investment bankers or other financial advisors or consultants.

               (b)  GE Equity hereby agrees that during the term of this
Agreement GE Equity shall render to the Company, by and through such of GE
Equity's officers, employees, agents, representatives, and affiliates as GE
Equity, in its sole discretion, shall designate from time to time, advisory,
consulting and other services (the "GE Oversight Services") in relation to the
day-to-day operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, strategic planning,
domestic and international marketing and financial oversight and including,
without limitation, advisory and consulting services in relation to the
selection, retention and supervision

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of independent auditors, the selection, retention and supervision of outside
legal counsel, and the selection, retention and supervision of investment
bankers or other financial advisors or consultants.

               (c)  The parties hereto acknowledge that certain events will
require Carlyle to render services beyond the scope of activities which the
parties contemplate as part of the Carlyle Oversight Services and for which
Carlyle shall be entitled-to additional compensation hereunder. It is expressly
agreed that the Carlyle Oversight Services shall not include Investment Banking
Services. "Investment Banking Services" means investment banking, financial
advisory or any other services rendered by Carlyle to the Company in connection
with (i) any acquisitions and divestitures by the Company or MPI Holdings,
L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("MPP'), or any of their
subsidiaries, whether by a purchase or sale of assets or capital stock or by
merger, recapitalization, consolidation or otherwise or (ii) the public or
private sale of debt or equity securities of the Company or its subsidiaries or
any similar financing. The Investment Banking Services and the Oversight
Services shall be referred to herein together as the "Carlyle Services".

         3.    Fees.

               (a)  In consideration of the performance of the Carlyle Oversight
Services and the GE Oversight Services contemplated by Section 2(a) and Section
2(b) hereof, the Company and its successors agree to pay to (i) Carlyle an
aggregate per annum fee equal to Two Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars
($275,000) (the "Carlyle Management Fee") and (ii) GE Equity an aggregate per
annum fee equal to Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) (the "GE Management
Fee" and together with the Carlyle Management Fee the "Management Fees"),
commencing on the date hereof and continuing until such time as this Agreement
is terminated in accordance with Section 6 or by the mutual written consent of
the parties hereto; provided, however, that GE Equity shall cease to have any
right to receive the GE Management Fee and shall cease to be obligated to
perform any services hereunder, if GE Equity and its affiliates cease to hold,
in the aggregate, at least 5% of the then outstanding Common Stock, par value
$.0l per share of the Company. The Management Fees shall be payable quarterly in
advance. Management Fee payments shall be non-refundable.

               (b)  In consideration of the Investment Banking Services provided
to the Company in connection with the events described in the definition of
Investment Banking Services, Carlyle shall be entitled to receive additional
reasonable compensation as agreed upon by the parties hereto and approved by the
majority of the Board of Directors of the Company. Carlyle shall not be
obligated to perform such services unless requested by the Company to so provide
such services and Carlyle and the Company reach agreement concerning
compensation to be paid to Carlyle for performing such services.

               (c)  Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, GE
Equity agrees that, in the event that Carlyle elects of agrees to forego or
defer payment of all or any portion of the Carlyle Management Fee for any
period, GE Equity will agree to forego or defer payment of an equivalent portion
of the GE Management Fee for such period or the same terms that Carlyle agrees
to forgo or defer the Carlyle Management Fee for such period.

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         4.    Reimbursements.

         In addition to the compensation payable to Carlyle pursuant to Section
3 hereof, the Company shall, at the direction of Carlyle, pay directly, or
reimburse Carlyle for, its reasonable Out-of-Pocket Expenses. For the purposes
of this Agreement, the term "Out-of-Pocket Expenses" shall mean the amounts
actually paid by Carlyle or its affiliates or their respective parties, members,
officers, directors or employees in connection with its or their performance of
the Services, including, without limitation, reasonable (i) fees and
disbursements (including, without limitation, underwriting fees) of any
independent professionals and organizations, including, without limitation,
independent auditors, outside legal counsel, consultants, investment bankers or
financial advisors, (ii) costs of any outside services or independent
contractors such as financial printers, couriers, business publications or
similar services and (iii) transportation, per diem, telephone calls, word
processing expenses or any similar expense not associated with its ordinary
operations. All reimbursements for Out-of-Pocket Expenses shall be made promptly
upon or as soon as practicable after presentation by Carlyle to the Company of a
statement or invoice requesting payment thereof.

         5.    Indemnification.

         The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each of Carlyle and GE
Equity and their officers, employees, agents, representatives, members and
affiliates (each being an "Indemnified Party") from and against any and all
losses, costs, expenses, claims, damages and liabilities (the "Liabilities") to
which such Indemnified Party may become subject under any applicable federal or
state law, or any claim made by any third party, or otherwise, to the extent
they relate to or arise out of the performance of the Services contemplated by
this Agreement or the engagement of Carlyle and GE Equity pursuant to, and the
performance by Carlyle and GE Equity of the Services contemplated by, this
Agreement. The Company will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all reasonable
costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) as they
are incurred in connection with the investigation of, preparation for or defense
of any pending or threatened claim for which the Indemnified Party would be
entitled to indemnification under the terms of the previous sentence, or any
action or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is
a party hereto, provided that, subject to the following sentence, the Company
shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof at its own expense, with counsel
satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in its reasonable judgment. Any
Indemnified Party may, at its own expense, retain separate counsel to
participate in such defense, and in any action, claim or proceeding in which the
Company, on the one hand, and an Indemnified Party, on the other hand, is, or is
reasonably likely to become, a party, such Indemnified Party shall have the
right to employ separate counsel at the Company's expense and to control his or
its own defense of such action, claim or proceeding if, in the reasonable
opinion of counsel to such Indemnified Party, a conflict or potential conflict
exists between the Company, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Party, on the
other hand, that would make such separate representation advisable. The Company
agrees that the Company will not, without the prior written consent of the
applicable Indemnified Party, settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any
judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action or proceeding relating to
the matters contemplated hereby (if any Indemnified Party is a party thereto or
has been actually threatened to be made a party thereto) unless such settlement,
compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of the applicable
Indemnified Party and each other Indemnified Party from

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all liability arising or that may arise out of such claim, action or proceeding.
Provided that the Company is not in breach of its indemnification obligations
hereunder, no Indemnified Party shall settle or compromise any claim subject to
indemnification hereunder without the consent of the Company. The Company will
not be liable under the foregoing indemnification provision to the extent that
any loss, claim, damage, liability, cost or expense is determined by a court, in
a final judgment from which no further appeal may be taken, to have resulted
solely from the willful misconduct of Carlyle or GE Equity. If an Indemnified
Party is reimbursed hereunder for any expenses, such reimbursement of expenses
shall be refunded to the extent it is finally judicially determined that the
liabilities in question resulted solely from the willful misconduct of such
Indemnified Party.

         6.    Term.

         This Agreement shall be in effect on the date hereof and shall continue
until the earlier of (i) such time as this Agreement is terminated by the mutual
written consent of Carlyle and the Company or (ii) such time as MPI or one or
more of its affiliates collectively control, in the aggregate, less than 10% of
the outstanding shares of voting common stock of the Company. The provisions of
Sections 5, 7 and 8 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

         7.    Permissible Activities.

         Nothing herein shall in any way preclude Carlyle or GE Equity or their
respective officers, employees, agents, representatives, members or affiliates
from engaging in any business activities or from performing services for its or
their own account or for the account of others, including for companies that may
be in competition with the business conducted by the Company.

         8.    General.

               (a)  No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement,
or consent to any departure by either party from any such provision, shall be
effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties to this
Agreement, and, in any case, such amendment, waiver or consent shall be
effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which
given.

               (b)  This Agreement and the rights of the parties hereunder may
not be assigned without the prior written consent of the parties hereto;
provided, however, Carlyle may assign or transfer its duties or interests
hereunder to a Carlyle affiliate at the sole discretion of Carlyle.

               (c)  Any and all notices hereunder shall, in the absence of
receipted hand delivery, be deemed duly given when mailed, if the same shall be
sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the mailing
date shall be deemed the date from which all time periods pertaining to a date
of notice shall run. Notices shall be addressed to the parties at the following
addresses:

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         If to Carlyle:        TC Group Management, L.L.C.
                               c/o The Carlyle Group
                               520 Madison Avenue, 41/st/ Floor
                               New York, NY 10022
                               Attention: Bob Dahl

         If to GE Equity:      GE Capital Equity Investments, Inc.
                               120 Long Ridge Road
                               Stamford, CT 06927
                               Attention: Steve Warner

         If to the Company:    Empi, Inc.
                               599 Cardigan Road
                               St. Paul, MN 55126
                               Attention: Pat Spangler

               (d)  This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and shall supersede all
previous oral and written (and all contemporaneous oral) negotiations,
commitments, agreements and understandings relating hereto.

               (e)  This Agreement shall be governed by, and enforced in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware (excluding the choice of law
principles thereof). The parties to this Agreement hereby agree to submit to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the state
of Delaware in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this
Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon,
Carlyle and the Company (including any present or future subsidiaries of the
Company that are not signatories hereto), and their respective successors and
permitted assigns.

               (f)  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
and by different parties on separate counterparts. Each set of counterparts
showing execution by all parties shall be deemed an original, and shall
constitute one and the same instrument.

               (g)  The waiver by any party of any breach of this Agreement
shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver by such party of any
subsequent breach.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers or agents as set forth
below.

                                   TC GROUP MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.

                                   By:   TC Group, L.L.C.
                                   Its:  Managing Member

                                         By:   TCG Holdings, L.L.C.
                                         Its:  Managing Member

                                   By:   _______________________________
                                         Name:   W. Robert Dahl
                                         Title:  Managing Director

                                   GE CAPITAL EQUITY INVESTMENTS, INC.

                                   By:   _______________________________
                                         Name:   Steve Warner
                                         Title:  Duly Authorized Signatory

                                   EMPI, INC.

                                   By:   _______________________________
                                         Name:   Patrick D. Spangler
                                         Title:  Chief Financial Officer

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