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Though a highly placed academic, he was much concerned with the simple common sense of Nature Cure which nowadays is called Complementary Medicine. The early HPA membership consisted of osteopaths, herbalists, chiropracters, and naturopaths. Today these groups are still represented, with the addition of acupuncturists, counsellors, homeopaths, reflexologists, stress therapists and others to make it a multidisciplinary organisation. Full members of the HPA are entitled to use the initials MHPA after their names. The HPA offers post-graduate training in London through workshops and seminars on a variety of different therapies.