No, it's just a handheld machine that buzzes around your spine and knocks it back and forth - it's all computerized. He did say it could contribute to headaches but he didn't think my spine was that bad and certainly wouldn't be a magic cure to simply fix all of the brain issues I'm having. These treatments wouldn't make it 100% to go do a triathlon next week. I think he was realistic. The brain still needs some time to heal.