Stem Cell & Regenerative Joint Therapy
Non-surgical Wharton's Jelly cell-based grafting for knees, shoulders, hips, elbows and feet — with functional medicine prep before and a structured recovery protocol after. No “shot and go.”
How it works →Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine · Boise, Idaho
Rebuild it.
Don't replace it.
Non-surgical, cell-based regenerative therapy for knees, shoulders, hips and tendons — placed by a functional medicine provider who prepares your body to use it. Because the best tissue graft in the world will not perform if you are not ready for it.
Free 15-minute consult
In person or secure video
Day Zero cells, FDA-registered lab
Under 1 hr
in-office injection time — most patients are back to light activity within days
Day 0Age of the cells we place — biologically young, not your 55-year-old cells
4 stepsPrep, prime, place, recover — never a shot-and-go
25+ yrsCombined clinical experience across two board-certified providers
FreeYour first consult call — no obligation
Stem Cell & Regenerative Therapy
Instead of breaking the joint down, we build it up.
You've tried cortisone. It helped for a while. But every time it wore off, the pain came back a little worse. Cortisone doesn't heal your joint — over time it degrades the cartilage you're trying to protect. Surgery means months of recovery and no guarantee you'll get back to the foothills.
There is a third option. We use Wharton's Jelly — Day Zero birth tissue harvested from an umbilical cord, sourced from an FDA-registered laboratory. If you are 55, your own cells are 55 years old. Day Zero tissue is biologically young and structurally robust: a thick, cell-rich graft that acts like protective mesh netting exactly where it is placed, instead of a thin liquid that drifts away from the joint.
What is actually in the graft
- Mesenchymal signaling cells
- Growth factors
- Cytokines
- Hyaluronic acid
- Collagen & extracellular matrix
01
Metabolic Check
Targeted labs first. Your body needs to be metabolically ready to receive and integrate a tissue graft — so blood sugar, nutrient gaps and systemic inflammation get addressed before anything else.
02
Prime the System
Specialized Pro-resolving Mediators (SPMs) resolve active inflammation before treatment. A joint still in an inflammatory state won't respond as well.
03
The Injection
Wharton's Jelly is administered in-office in under an hour, providing the physical scaffold your joint needs.
04
Recovery Protocol
A structured follow-up plan designed to protect your investment, reduce re-injury risk, and get you back to the trails, the slopes and the court.
Cash-pay practice — no insurance billing and no hidden fees. Your exact investment is quoted after the free consult, once we know which protocol fits you. Weigh it against the true cost of surgery: the procedure, the anesthesia, the months of physical therapy, and the time away from the things you love.
Conditions We Treat
Pain has a structure. Symptoms have a reason.
At your initial consult we take the time to listen to your story — dating all the way back to your birth and childhood — then tailor treatment to your individual, unique needs.
Hormones & Metabolism
When thyroid, adrenal, sex hormones or insulin drift out of range, everything downstream feels it — energy, weight, mood, fertility. We test actual levels first, then treat the pattern.
- Hormone imbalance
- Thyroid & adrenal disorders
- Weight & metabolism concerns
- Metabolic syndrome, pre-diabetes, insulin resistance
- Diabetes
- Infertility
- Male hormone disorders
- Healthy aging
Gut & Immune
Most autoimmune and skin conditions trace back to the gut and the toxic load sitting on top of it. Comprehensive stool testing and toxin panels show us what bloodwork alone won't.
- Digestive disorders
- Autoimmune disease
- Allergies
- Asthma
- Chronic & low-grade infections (Lyme, candidiasis)
- Mercury & heavy-metal toxicity
- Mold toxicity
- Skin disorders
Brain & Mood
Mood, focus and sleep are downstream of inflammation, nutrient status and blood sugar far more often than patients are told. We look upstream.
- Depression, anxiety & bipolar disorder
- ADHD
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Insomnia & sleep disorders
- Migraines & headaches
- Stress-related conditions
- Neurodegenerative disorders
- Multiple sclerosis
Chronic & Complex
If you've been handed a diagnosis and a prescription and told that's the ceiling, this is the work we do best — mapping the whole picture and rebuilding the foundation.
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Persistent fatigue
- Chronic disease
- Cardiovascular disorders
- Hypertension
- Arthritis
- Cancer support
Joints, Tendons & Soft Tissue
Rotator cuff tears and chronic degeneration can keep you off the mountain and out of the game. Cell-based regenerative therapy supports repair at the structural level — without the downtime of surgery.
- Knee degeneration & "bone-on-bone" pain
- Rotator cuff tears
- Chronic shoulder degeneration
- Tennis elbow
- Plantar fasciitis
- Chronic tendinitis
- Hip & knee osteoarthritis
Don't see what's keeping you from fully enjoying your one life? This list isn't exhaustive — send us a note and we'll tell you straight whether we can help.
Services
Cell-based first. Root-cause always.
Six ways we get you from "living with it" to actually thriving — and one foundation under all of them: real lab work.
Functional Medicine Consults
A full-length initial visit that maps your health history back to childhood, then builds a personalized plan. Our office sits right off State Street between Boise and Eagle — or meet us by secure video from anywhere.
Explore functional medicine →Functional Lab Testing
Hormones, nutrient status, inflammatory and autoimmune markers, comprehensive stool testing and more. Lab work identifies the actual driver of your symptoms instead of narrowing the guess.
See what we test →Hormone Optimization
Maybe you're hitting menopause. Maybe your testosterone got low. A million things can throw hormones off — we test first, then build the plan around your actual levels, not a guess.
Explore hormone optimization →Peptide Therapy
Ever heard of Ozempic and Wegovy? Their precursor — and the purer form of both — is simply semaglutide. Beyond weight support, peptides may aid nutrient absorption, natural defenses, healthy aging and inflammation.
Ask about peptides →Detox, Done Right
There are tons of trendy detoxes out there, but do they actually work? Ask us about a protocol designed to bind the chemicals your body has accumulated over time and help expel them.
Explore detox protocols →Our Philosophy
The graft gives structure. Your body does the rebuilding.
That is why this practice has two halves. Functional medicine determines how and why illness occurs and restores health by addressing the root causes — including the metabolic conditions that decide whether a joint can heal at all.
Most clinics will inject your joint and send you home. That is not how I practice.
No more pills to cover your symptoms. No more settling for symptoms your doctor tells you they can't help with. Functional medicine gets your body back to functioning right, so you can get back to living your life.
Above the surface — what you feel
Conventional medicine names the disease.
Anxiety & depressionObesityIrritable bowel
AllergiesArthritisHeart disease
DiabetesHigh blood pressureAuto-immune disease
Chronic fatigue
Below the surface — what we treat
We dig for what's feeding it.
InflammationPoor dietChronic stress
Poor sleepToxinsGut & digestion
Nutrient gapsImmune imbalanceTrauma
Sedentary living
Our Team
A regenerative practice run by a functional medicine provider.
Two board-certified family nurse practitioners who each healed their own autoimmune disease with the medicine they now practice.
Mikayla Todd, FNP-C
Regenerative & Functional Medicine · Board-Certified FNP · Founder
Mikayla has specialized training in functional medicine through the Institute for Functional Medicine and spent several years practicing at the leading functional medicine clinic in Idaho. She has helped thousands of people heal from autoimmune disorders and infertility, and has improved or eliminated symptoms associated with depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and autism.
Her own story is why she's here: an autoimmune disease she was told was incurable — at best a pill to mitigate symptoms. Not satisfied with that prognosis, she turned to functional medicine. She has been healthy and disease-free for seven years.
She also leads our non-surgical regenerative joint therapy, drawing on in-depth medical history, symptom mapping, and analysis of genetic, biochemical and lifestyle factors.
10+ YearsIFM CertifiedA4M Peptide CertifiedABAAHP DiplomateBoise Local
Danielle Brunk, FNP
Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
Danielle believes the body is inherently designed to heal when the right barriers are removed and the right foundations are laid. With over 15 years of experience and functional medicine training, she joined Cultiv8 Health to help patients move beyond symptom management and into true, restorative health.
Like many who find their way to functional medicine, Danielle's path was personal. After successfully navigating her own autoimmune disease through an integrative approach, she saw firsthand the limitations of conventional medicine and the power of looking deeper.
She specializes in uncovering the underlying drivers of illness — the "why" behind immune dysfunction, hormonal imbalance and inflammation — and translating complex medical data into a clear, actionable roadmap.
15+ YearsFunctional Medicine TrainedTreasure Valley
Testimonials
What our patients are saying.
Hikers, skiers, pickleball players and weekend warriors who came to us with joint pain they had been told to live with — or operate on — and left with a plan instead.
★★★★★
I was told I was bone-on-bone and that surgery was my only option. I wasn't ready for that. After Mikayla's protocol, I'm back hiking Hulls Gulch without the constant ache I'd been living with for two years. I wish I'd found this sooner.
MMMark M.Boise, ID · Knee degeneration
★★★★★
I'd had three cortisone shots in my shoulder over eighteen months. Every time, the relief lasted a little less. Mikayla explained why that was happening and offered something that actually addressed the problem. Three months later, I'm back on the mountain.
SKSarah K.Boise, ID · Shoulder injury
★★★★★
After years of persistent tendinitis I had tried several treatments and still had pain and limitations. One regenerative injection made a remarkable difference. Mikayla took the time to answer all my questions and made me feel comfortable. I couldn't be happier with my results.
ECEllen C.Boise, ID · Foot tendinitis
Individual results may vary and are not representative of all patients. Treatment is personalized after consultation and lab work.
Your Questions, Answered
Before you book.
Is this stem cell therapy?
Wharton's Jelly is a cell-based birth tissue allograft — rich in mesenchymal signaling cells, growth factors, cytokines, hyaluronic acid and collagen. That is the biology people mean when they say stem cell therapy. The difference is the delivery: ours is a thick structural graft rather than a thin cell suspension, so it stays where we place it. It is sourced from an FDA-registered laboratory and processed in compliance with FDA regulations for human cellular and tissue-based products.
How is regenerative joint therapy different from a cortisone shot or PRP?
Cortisone is a steroid that reduces inflammation temporarily and can degrade cartilage over time. PRP uses your own blood — if you're 55, those are 55-year-old cells. Wharton's Jelly uses Day Zero tissue: biologically young, structurally dense, and rich in growth factors and extracellular matrix. It's a thick structural graft that stays where it's placed.
What does recovery look like?
Far less demanding than surgery. The injection is performed in office in under an hour, and most patients return to light activity within a few days. We provide a structured recovery protocol that guides your return to full activity with clear milestones and check-ins.
Do you take insurance?
We're a cash-pay practice. No insurance billing, no hidden fees — just transparent pricing shared with you before you start. That model is also what lets us spend real time with you instead of billing in 15-minute increments.
Do I have to live in Boise?
No. You can come to our office right off State Street between Boise and Eagle, or meet with your provider from anywhere by secure video link. Lab work can be coordinated wherever you are.
What happens at my first appointment?
We gather information about your health history, nutrition, lifestyle, exercise, supplements and medications — dating all the way back to your birth and childhood. That lets us create a personalized health plan and order the right functional labs instead of guessing.
What is functional medicine, exactly?
Functional medicine determines how and why illness occurs, then restores health by addressing the root causes of disease rather than covering symptoms with medication. Instead of naming the disease and prescribing for it, we look at the inflammation, nutrient gaps, toxin load, gut function, sleep and stress that are feeding it.
Blog
Regenerative reading.
Plain-English answers to what patients ask us most.
Regenerative
Cortisone vs. Wharton's Jelly: What Actually Heals?
One reduces inflammation for a while. The other builds structure. The honest comparison, cost included.
Regenerative
Why Metabolic Health Decides If Your Injection Works
Blood sugar, nutrient status and inflammation quietly determine what your body can do with a tissue graft. Here is what we test first.
Peptides & Hormones
Peptides Beyond Weight Loss: What They Actually Do
Semaglutide got the headlines. The more interesting story is nutrient absorption, immune support and inflammation.
Contact Us
We'd love to meet you.
Tell us what hurts, or what is not working. We will tell you honestly whether regenerative therapy, functional medicine, or neither is the right fit. Free, no obligation, no pressure.
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Practice details
Cash-pay practice. No insurance billing, no hidden fees — you'll know exactly what you're investing in before you start.
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- Call or text208.908.0988
- Emailteam@cultiv8health.com
- VisitsIn-person in Boise, or anywhere by secure video
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