Lindsay Lohan agrees to do 90 days in 'locked rehab' to avoid jail time

Lindsay Lohan is returning to court for a hearing that will determine whether the actress goes to jail or averts a trial on charges that she lied to police.

It appears the actress is headed to trial over a June car crash that briefly sent her to the hospital and returned her to a courthouse she could have avoided if she stayed out of trouble.

Lohan has pleaded not guilty to three misdemeanor charges filed after the accident-- reckless driving, lying to police and obstructing officers from performing their duties.

Even if she isn't convicted, the "Liz & Dick" star faces up to 245 days in jail if a judge determines she violated her probation in a 2011 theft case.

The actress is due in court Monday for a hearing that will determine when she goes to trial on the new charges. A judge has previously refused to delay a trial, which would place Lohan in front of a jury for the first time.

Since a pair of arrests for driving under the influence in 2007, Lohan has resolved her numerous court problems without ever going to trial. Instead she has faced numerous judges who have sentenced her to jail, rehab and counseling, which even her current attorney acknowledges have not completely helped the troubled actress.

Attorney Mark Jay Heller's proposal to allow Lohan time to pursue gigs as an inspirational speaker at hospitals and schools has not yet been formally considered by a judge.

Lohan enters Monday's hearing with a lawyer whose competence has been questioned by a judge, and another set of attorneys waiting in the wings to take over.

She will not however have her longtime advocate, Shawn Holley, present. Holley left the case earlier this year after keeping the actress out of jail for significant periods of time on a serious of probation violations and allegations in 2011 that she took a $2,500 necklace without permission from an upscale jeweler.

In her current case, Lohan and Heller, her New York-based attorney, have apparently been unable to broker a plea deal. Heller has said that his client does not need rehab, but should be allowed to continue to undergo psychotherapy to address issues raised by her turbulent upbringing.

The former Disney star has been under some form of probation since she was arrested twice in 2007 for driving under the influence, and her court troubles have stifled a once-promising career.

Lohan's return to acting last year in the Lifetime movie "Liz & Dick" was widely panned by critics and viewers. Her upcoming film by Bret Easton Ellis "The Canyons," co-starring porn star James Deen, is yet to be released.

A law firm in Orange County, Calif., will be waiting in the wings during Monday's hearing to assist Heller if necessary in Lohan's case. Heller has sought a delay in the trial, but was rebuked last year by Superior Court Judge James R. Dabney, who said Lohan's misdemeanor case should be resolved quickly.

Attorney Paul Wallin wrote in an email last week that he and other lawyers from his firm will be available to assist if necessary during the trial. He wrote that Lohan would have to approve their involvement in the case, but Wallin's firm had not formally signed on to the case as of Friday afternoon.

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Avoid gym injuries

An injury can be the result of simple bad luck, but often your own missteps are to blame. 

"If you lift with bad form or use weights that are too heavy, you're bound to hurt yourself at some point," says Mike Reinold, P.T., C.S.C.S., a Boston-based physical therapist and performance enhancement specialist. 

Read on to discover if you're headed for three common gym injuries, and then follow our advice to stay off the disabled list for good.

1. ACL assessment 
Sudden stops and pivots can lead to a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), one of the knee's key connectors. But trouble can also arise from lower-body instability. "If your hips are weak, more weight shifts to your knees," says Nick Tumminello, C.P.T., owner of Performance University. If they can't handle the stress, pop goes your ACL.

Assess your risk 
Stand in front of a mirror with your feet shoulder-width apart. Keeping your back naturally arched, push your hips back and squat as low as you can. If your knees roll inward, you're vulnerable.

Prevent it
"Push your knees apart when you squat or lunge," says Tumminello. That encodes the proper "knees out" pattern in your motor memory. Reinforce it by looping a mini-band above your knees and pressing against it as you do body-weight squats--three sets of 10 reps once a week.

Stretch those hip flexors to prevent your ACL from tearing with these 7 Easy Stretches You Can Do At Work.

2. Shoulder exam 
Excessive overhead pressing or pulling can lead to weight-lifter's shoulder, also known as shoulder impingement. So can playing sports--such as baseball, racquetball, and swimming--that involve repetitive overhead movements. 

"An impingement occurs when the bones in your shoulder pinch the surrounding tendons and muscles," says Reinold.

Assess your risk 
Place your right hand on your left shoulder and raise your right elbow toward the ceiling. Repeat with your left arm. If you feel tightness or discomfort in either shoulder, you may be on your way to a full-blown injury.

Prevent it
Eliminate overhead work from your routine and strengthen your rotator cuffs with W raises: Grab a light dumbbell in each hand and lie facedown on an incline bench. Bend your elbows slightly past 90 degrees and hold your upper arms by your sides, palms facing each other. 

Squeeze your shoulders and raise your upper arms; your arms should form a W. Lower and repeat. Work your way up to three sets of 15 reps, but don't lift to failure.

Build them like the pros with this Surprising NFL Shoulder Exercise.

3. Achilles quiz 
If you pound the pavement, you're a prime candidate for Achilles tendinitis, a wear-and-tear injury to the tendon attaching the heel and calf muscle. (It occurs in about 10 percent of runners.) Tendinitis is painful, and Reinold says it can easily lead to something far worse: a rupture. "If that happens, you can't even walk," he says, and recovery takes months.

Assess your risk 
Assume a staggered stance in front of a wall and lean into it with both hands. Bend only your front knee and keep both heels on the ground. Switch legs and repeat. "If you feel your calves stretch, you're good," says Reinold. "If you feel pain in the back of either ankle, you may have some form of the injury."

Fix it
Achilles tendinitis often occurs when you do too much too soon, says Reinold. Halve your weekly mileage, and then start increasing it by no more than 10 percent a week. Also, stretch and foam-roll your calves before and after every run to keep them loose.

(No matter if you're a weekend warrior or an aspiring Olympian, our Injury Prevention Workout Plan will keep you pain-free and in the game).

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