Dr. Roy Wilkins is an expert in sleep medicine - and a brain injury survivor himself! In this interview, we will learn the importance of how sleep affects the brain. Dr. Wilkins also shares some of his own journey with TBI, why there can be sleep disturbances after a brain injury, and how to sleep better after a brain injury. Dr. Wilkins also shares important information on sleep hygiene, what a sleep study will do, and hope that there is help available.
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Roy Wilkins, D.C., M.D., RPSGT has extensive training and history in neurology, chiropractic medicine, and sleep medicine. He received his D.C. degree in 1983, residency orthopedics with board certification in 1989, residency neurology board certification in 1992, fellowship with sleep medicine American academy sleep medicine waiver B program in 2006, and MD degree UHSA 2010. He has owned and operated sleep labs White Mountain Sleep Lab from 2003 to present.
0:00 Introducing Dr. Wilkins
2:00 TBI Experience
10:00 Why is sleep so important?
13:20 Sleep & Brain Injury
17:30 Sleep & Autonomic System
20:30 Suggestions for Helping Sleep
29:45 Getting to Root Cause
31:00 Trouble Falling Asleep
34:00 Trouble Staying Asleep
40:15 Help with Sleep Medicine
42:05 What is a Sleep Study?
43:30 What Happens when you’re Sleep Deprived
46:15 More Sleep Study Info
48:15 Sleep Hygiene / Habits
57:30 Do what you Can Do
59:15 Words of Hope: There’s Help
61:20 Contact
