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Interesting article on Rafa's recuperation
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-2449179/Rafael-Nadal-How-broken-star-rebuilt.html

It is worth reading and discussing, but given some of the information in the article, please post responsibly. The owners of this site can be held legally responsible for the comments of the posters.

This is not about withholding treatment, H-n. This is about obeying laws that govern such treatment. WADA has rules, albeit controversial, IMHO. You keep Nadal in this debate, as if his is the case to justify PRP. Blake had PRP for his back issues. I brought up Verdasco, and yet we are back to Nadal. It seems to me that Nadal's controversial medical journey as a sportsperson transcends the use of medicine in sport. Why?

The debate ends being a defence of Nadal when any such discussion takes place. Did Ferrer have PRP, or Granollers, or Lopez (I am not aware of any)?

I am going to quote this again...

The following text is what boggles my mind...

Even though Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) contains some growth factors, WADA has clarified that PRP is not prohibited.

http://www.usada.org/prohibited-list/athlete-guide/

... and it required TUEs in 2009.

Let me highlight the conflict between national laws and WADA laws. The first one is Operacion Puerta. Spanish law and WADA laws were in conflict. This will dog Spanish sport for a long time to come, till information is fully made available in the public domain.

There is a medical case in Ireland, I presume you are aware of it... - http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/20/world/europe/jury-cites-poor-medical-care-in-death-of-indian-woman-in-ireland.html?_r=0

In both cases, did the doctors not have a Hippocratic oath to fulfill? In the second case, if this person was in another part of the world, say the US, they would have taken the necessary steps to save the person's life.