An independent specialist found no evidence of a past or present neck fracture for Sidney Crosby but verified that the captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins is suffering from a soft-tissue injury of the neck that could be causing neurological symptoms.

That was the analysis provided by Dr. Alexander Vaccaro, a spinal trauma expert at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, who has reviewed the medical tests on Crosby.

The Penguins will update Crosby's condition at 6:15pm et/3:15pt today and you can watch it live on TSN.ca.

The Penguins website reported that Crosby's agent Pat Brisson, Penguins owner Mario Lemieux and CEO David Morehouse were in Philadelphia Monday to meet with Vaccaro. He reportedly looked over Crosby's CAT scan and MRI done in Los Angeles by Dr. Robert S. Bray, who found the neck injury.

Crosby skated with injured teammates Jordan Staal and Simon Despres before Penguins' practice on Monday and Tuesday. He had not worked out with the team since a two-game Florida road trip in mid-January.

He had previously been skating on his own while undergoing treatment and testing in Los Angeles and Atlanta.

In addition to his concussion history and symptoms, Crosby was diagnosed with a neck injury last week by neurological spine surgeon Dr. Robert S. Bray.

Bray however, told Crosby that the neck injury had healed and Crosby has continued to skate since the diagnosis.

Bray has treated Crosby with an injection to alleviate swelling in the C1-2 joint of the neck and will be overseeing his progression with therapists.

"His neck is safe, he's not in danger," Crosby's agent Pat Brisson told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun on Saturday. "It's treatable, which is positive."

Since originally being diagnosed with a concussion on Jan. 6, 2011, after taking hits to the head in consecutive games, Crosby has appeared in just eight NHL games.

Crosby returned to the Penguins lineup last November, registering four points in a win over the New York Islanders.

He was sidelined once again following a physical matchup with the Boston Bruins on Dec. 5 with what the team described as concussion-like symptoms.

Following the setback, Crosby wasn't even sure what particular play caused the concussion symptoms to return. The Penguins also said that he passed an ImPACT concussion test afterwards.

This season, Crosby has consulted with Bray in California and a chiropractor, as well as Ted Carrick in Atlanta. Carrick also specializes in neurological treatment.

TSN