Hollie Byer knows what it's like to play with pain. She's
suffered four concussions! "I remember just feeling so nauseous
after the game," she said. The injuries have worried her mom. "I
think about it even before she goes on the field, the night
before she goes on the field," her mom Anita Byer said. Doctor
Kevin Crutchfield says there are many myths about concussions
parents should know. The first? You have to lose consciousness
to get one. "That's not true at all. You don't even have to hit
your head to have a concussion," Dr. Crutchfield said. Another:
If someone has a concussion, you should keep them awake. In
fact, Doctor Crutchfield says sleeping or resting the brain is
best for healing. The next myth, everyone who hits their head
needs a brain scan. In fact, for kids radiation from a scan can
be more dangerous than a head injury. "Their risk of having a
surgical lesion and having to go to the OR is dramatically less
than your child developing thyroid cancer from the exposure to
radiation," said Dr. Cr