Treatments. Lateral collateral ligament tears do not heal as well as medial collateral ligament tears do. Grade 3 lateral collateral ligament tears may require surgery. In some cases, all that is required is rest, wearing a brace, taking pain relievers such as ibuprofen and having physical therapy.
Research does suggest that the lying leg curl is better at activating the lower lateral and lower medial hamstrings compared to the semi-stiff leg deadlift, but this doesnât necessarily mean itâs a required movement.
Single arm preacher curls is another good variation to the two versions seen above. It's executed with one arm at the time. The common error that people do is to help too much the movement with the arm that is not working, by pushing on the pad. Again, if you need to do that then use lighter dumbbells.