Dr Julie Ellwood
DProf, MSc, BSc (Hons) Ost
Julie graduated from the College of Osteopaths in London in 2004. Since then, Julie has pursued her special interest in the care of children and babies and completed her Professional Doctorate in Osteopathy through the University College of Osteopathy in London in April 2016. Her research study was investigating the cause of unsettled infant behaviour with particular focus on the relationship of this with the musculoskeletal system and was conducted under the supervision of Professor Alf Nicholson, paediatrician at The Children’s Hospital in Tallaght and Temple Street, Dublin.
Julie has continued her interest in paediatric manual therapy research and has published her work in several peer reviewed journals. She is an Honorary Research Fellow of the Health Sciences University (HSU) in Bournemouth, UK and a member of Osteopathy Europe (OE) research committee. She teaches on post-graduate continual professional development (CPD) paediatric programmes at HSU and other international osteopathic educational institutions and has participated in research steering committees for important research projects. She has run successful CPD learning programmes in Ireland with internationally renowned experts in their fields, and has developed a tailor-made suite of CPD programmes which she delivers live online. Julie believes in supporting and mentoring students in osteopathy and has engaged in roles such as director of supervision to Masters Degree students of Osteopathy at the Haute Ecole de Sante in Fribourg, Switzerland as well as examiner to Master Degree programmes at Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand. Julie encourages observation and collaboration between osteopaths and other healthcare professionals, and frequently welcomes interested healthcare professionals into the clinic for inter-professional learning and development purposes. She has run successful work experience programmes for Transition Year students over several years.
Julie was appointed president of the Osteopathic Council of Ireland in November 2024, where she endeavours to continue her commitment to the campaign for Statutory Regulation for the profession of Osteopathy in Ireland. Julie was joint author of the 2020 Global Report for the Osteopathic International Association (OIA) with Professor Dawn Carnes. Julie also has an MSc in Applied Haematology, a Fellowship in Biomedical Science and a Diploma in Sports Medicine. She is registered with the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) UK, and the Osteopathic Council of Ireland (OCI).
Publications by Julie Ellwood
Ellwood, J., Ford, M. and Nicholson, A. (2017) The association between infantile postural asymmetry and unsettled behaviour in babies. Eur J Pediatr DOI 10.1007/s00431-017-2993-x
Ellwood, J., Draper-Rodi, J. and Carnes, D. (2020a) Comparison of common interventions for the treatment of infantile colic: a systematic review of reviews and guidelines. BMJ Open;10:e035405. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2019-035405
Ellwood, J., Draper-Rodi, J. and Carnes, D. (2020b) The effectiveness and safety of conservative interventions for positional plagiocephaly and congenital muscular torticollis: a synthesis of systematic reviews and guidance. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 28:31
Ellwood, J. and Carnes, D (2021) International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2021.03.007
Carnes, D., Plunkett, A., Ellwood, J. and Miles, C. (2018) Manual therapy for unsettled, distressed and excessively crying infants: a systematic review and meta-analyses. BMJ Open;8:e019040. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2017-019040
Carnes, D. and Ellwood, J. Osteopathy and Osteopathic Medicine: A Global review 2020. https://oialliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/OIA_Report_2020_FINAL.pdf
Carnes, D., Plunkett, A., Ellwood, J. and Miles, C. (2018) Manual therapy for unsettled, distressed and excessively crying infants: a systematic review and meta-analyses. BMJ Open;8:e019040. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2017-019040
Carnes, D. and Ellwood, J. Osteopathy and Osteopathic Medicine: A Global review 2020. https://oialliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/OIA_Report_2020_FINAL.pdf
Éamonn McCabe M.Ost
Catherine Hobson D.O.
Catherine qualified as an osteopath from the European School of Osteopathy (ESO) in 2009.
Her pioneering spirit led her back home to South Africa to practice osteopathy in a country where osteopathy is barely known. She built up a practice on her own in the capital city of Pretoria where she worked for 14 years while raising her 2 children.
Her practice served a diverse group of local as well as diplomatic and expat communities. Thus, her practice was a very successful family based practice where she served a cross-section of society with love and dedication, prioritising babies and pregnant mothers, and family members on her waiting list.
Catherine has a particular interest in her own growth and development as a human being and thus practitioner. She has completed a variety of continued professional development courses so as to support her patients with a integrated well-being approach. She has special interests in paediatrics and pregnancy, trauma and emotional release, psycho-neuro immunology, myofascial patterns and general mental/physical/soul integration. She believes that there are great possibilities within healing when you as a practitioner support the activation of the patients’ nervous system towards integration and balance.
As life’s journey unfolds, her desire to reconnect with her Irish roots has led her to build a new life in Ireland with her family where she will continue to advance her growth as an osteopath while serving the Irish community with her compassionate approach to healing.
Pauline McLoughlin
Pauline Mc Loughlin is lactation consultant nurse and midwife and provides lactation and education services which are based in the Julie Ellwood Clinic, Sligo. She offers consultations around breastfeeding/chestfeeding issues.
Over the years Pauline has shared her passion, expertise, and knowledge of human milk feeding with many families. She has also provided professional education to groups such as GP trainees, public health nurses, practice nurses, and yoga teachers.
Since 2022 Pauline has completed training and is now a birth trauma resolution therapist and has opened appointments for this gentle, solution focused therapy. Her website www.paulinemcloughlinibclc.com will provide more information and booking.