1 Before you use it
What it is
The lateral elbow measure. Fifteen items in two subscales — 5 pain and 10 function — with the function items split into specific activities and usual activities.
When to reach for it
Baseline and reassessment for lateral elbow tendinopathy, and reasonably for medial too — the item set transfers even though it was built for the lateral side.
It is your loading-progression outcome. Re-measure it at the 6- and 12-week decision points.
2 Giving it
Scoring
Pain subscale (0–50) plus function subscale (halved, 0–50) = 0–100. Lower is better.
The halving step is the one people get wrong.
What it doesn’t measure
Grip strength, which is the objective measure that matters most here. Measure it separately, both sides, same dynamometer.
Repeat it
3 Reading the score
Interpreting it
Interpret against baseline.
Report both subscales. Pain-dominant early tendinopathy and function-dominant chronic tendinopathy respond differently to loading, and the split tells you which one you have.
Is the change real?
On placement
Lateral elbow tendinopathy, 8 weeks of loading. PRTEE 54 at intake, 37 today — pain subscale 29 → 17, function (halved) 25 → 20.
Read it as 17 points down, over the 9.7-point MDC and the 14.8-point MCID (measured in lateral elbow tendinopathy). Real and meaningful. And the split says it was pain-led: the function half moved 5, pain 12.
Do the loading is working on pain; now progress the load on the function tasks the patient still scores. Check the halving step before you record any of it.
Student trap. Forgetting to halve the function subscale, then reporting a score out of 150 as though it were out of 100.
Official source: sjhc.london.on.ca. We don't host the form.
This is a learning tool. It does not diagnose patients and does not replace your clinical educator.
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