Lindsay Lohan has been having cryotherapy sessions to ease joint pain caused by the chikungunya virus. Lindsay Lohan has been having cryotherapy to ease the pain of the chikungunya virus. The 28-year-old actress - who contracted the rare, untreatable disease from a mosquito bite in Bora Bora in December - recently shared pictures of herself and friend Brittany Byrd emerging from a -230°F chamber after receiving treatment, and admits she turned to the therapy to help with the joint pain she has suffered in recent months.She said: ''I've started doing cryotherapy after I got the chikungunya virus. ''It's amazing. The virus I had attacks your joints and cryotherapy really helps.'' And the 'Mean Girls' actress has also found other benefits to the chilly treatments. She said: ''When I was doing community service in New York, from 8am to 8.30pm, I was having it once a day.''It helps you sleep better and affects your functioning too. I like to be active all day, I love to cycle and walk.'' But with Lindsay now living in London, her access to the treatment is more limited so she is hoping a facility in the UK will open soon. She told Britain's HELLO! magazine: ''I'm trying to persuade Zimmer Icelab to bring cryotherapy to London as there isn't one here yet.''..