  In this paper we evaluate the self-energy of the vector mesons at one loop in
our recently proposed subtraction scheme for massive nonlinearly realized SU(2)
Yang-Mills theory. We check the fulfillment of physical unitarity. The
resulting self-mass can be compared with the value obtained in the massive
Yang-Mills theory based on the Higgs mechanism, consisting in extra terms due
to the presence of the Higgs boson (tadpoles included). Moreover we evaluate
all the one-loop counterterms necessary for the next order calculations. By
construction they satisfy all the equations of the model (Slavnov-Taylor, local
functional equation and Landau gauge equation). They are sufficient to make all
the one-loop amplitudes finite through the hierarchy encoded in the local
functional equation.

High Energy Physics - Theory;High Energy Physics - Phenomenology