The instructions includes a photo book with directions which are fairly straight forward. I had a family member help me assemble it as it was quite heavy. Once assembled, I found that the massage chair functionalities weren't that useful. The shoulder/neck air bags didn't quite reach anywhere on my body when inflated. The power of the massagers were very mild - I wanted more from it. Though I was laying on them, the massage rollers on the back didn't push hard enough into my back/neck (which is where I tend to have knots and sores). All-in-all the massage chair is ok.