Tara L. McIsaac, PT, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Contact
PHX - Phoenix Health Sciences - 715T
Tara L. McIsaac, PT, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor
When not working, she and her wife, Marcia, and their dog, Jesse, can usually be found roaming the country in their camper, hiking, biking, and horseback riding, or relaxing with a good book or films.
Research Focus
Cognitive Motor Interaction; Neurorehabilitation, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Motor Learning and ControlDepartment
Physical Therapy (Phoenix)
Position
Assistant Clinical Professor
Books
- O'Sullivan & Schmitz's Physical Rehabilitation
McIsaac Tara, etal Chapter 18: Parkinson Disease [Book Chapter] 2024 - O'Sullivan & Schmitz's Physical Rehabilitation
Fritz Nora, etal Chapter 16: Multiple Sclerosis [Book Chapter] 2024
Publications
- Neurodegenerative disease management
McIsaac Tara L, etal Differences in configurations of the six-minute walk test for people with Parkinson disease, p. 1 - 7 2025 - Neurodegenerative disease management
Bordenave Lori M, etal Impact of a 7-day retreat for people with Parkinson's disease: a phenomenological study
13:4, p. 245 - 255 2023 - Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
Kuettel J., etal Configuration variability of the six-minute walk test among licensed physical therapists working with neurologic conditions: a pilot survey 2022 - Sensors
Mostafa T. A., etal A comparative study of time frequency representation techniques for freeze of gait detection and prediction
21:19 2021 - Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
Becker J. J., etal Alexander technique vs. Targeted exercise for neck pain—a preliminary comparison
11:10 2021 - Neurodegenerative Disease Management
Borchers E. E., etal A physical therapy decision-making tool for stratifying persons with Parkinson's disease into community exercise classes
9:6, p. 331 - 346 2019 - Frontiers in Psychology
McIsaac T. L., etal Cognitive-motor interference in neurodegenerative disease: A narrative review and implications for clinical management
9 2018 - Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
Porciuncula F. S., etal Aging-related decrements during specific phases of the dual-task Timed Up-and-Go test
28:1, p. 121 - 130 2016 - Journal of dance medicine & science : official publication of the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science
Coker E., etal Motor imagery modality in expert dancers: an investigation of hip and pelvis kinematics in demi-plié and sauté
19:2, p. 63 - 69 2015 - BioMed Research International
McIsaac T. L., etal Building a framework for a dual task taxonomy
2015 2015 - Experimental Brain Research
McIsaac T. L., etal Allocation of attention and dual-task effects on upper and lower limb task performance in healthy young adults
233:9, p. 2607 - 2617 2015 - Journal of Parkinson's Disease
Gallo P. M., etal Walking economy during cued versus non-cued self-selected treadmill walking in persons with Parkinson's disease
4:4, p. 705 - 716 2014 - Journal of Parkinson's Disease
Gallo P. M., etal Walking economy during cued versus non-cued treadmill walking in persons with parkinson's disease
3:4, p. 609 - 619 2013 - Muscle and Nerve
Montes J., etal Falls and spinal muscular atrophy: Exploring cause and prevention
47:1, p. 118 - 123 2013 - Neuroscience letters
McIsaac T. L., etal Impaired anticipatory control of grasp during obstacle crossing in Parkinson's disease
516:2, p. 242 - 246 2012 - Journal of dance medicine & science : official publication of the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science
Girón E. C., etal Effects of kinesthetic versus visual imagery practice on two technical dance movements: a pilot study.
16:1, p. 36 - 38 2012 - Gerontology
Diermayr G., etal Finger force coordination underlying object manipulation in the elderly - A mini-review
57:3, p. 217 - 227 2011 - Experimental Brain Research
Zhang W., etal Within-trial modulation of multi-digit forces to friction
211:1, p. 17 - 26 2011 - Gait and Posture
Diermayr G., etal Aging effects on object transport during gait
34:3, p. 334 - 339 2011 - Experimental Brain Research
Albert F., etal Erratum to: Coordination of grasping and walking in Parkinson's disease (Experimental Brain Research (DOI: 10.1007/s00221-010-2179-5))
202:3, p. 723 2010 - Experimental Brain Research
Albert F., etal Coordination of grasping and walking in Parkinson's disease
202:3, p. 709 - 721 2010 - Experimental Brain Research
McIsaac T. L., etal Task-specific modulation of multi-digit forces to object texture
194:1, p. 79 - 90 2009 - Experimental Brain Research
Muratori L. M., etal Impaired anticipatory control of force sharing patterns during whole-hand grasping in Parkinson's disease
185:1, p. 41 - 52 2008 - Experimental Brain Research
McIsaac T. L., etal Common synaptic input across motor nuclei supplying intrinsic muscles involved in the precision grip
188:1, p. 159 - 164 2008 - Journal of neurophysiology
McIsaac T. L., etal Motor-unit synchrony within and across compartments of the human flexor digitorum superficialis
97:1, p. 550 - 556 2007 - Experimental Brain Research
McIsaac T. L., etal Influence of tactile afferents on the coordination of muscles during a simulated precision grip
174:4, p. 769 - 774 2006 - NeuroImage
De Weerd P., etal Cortical mechanisms for acquisition and performance of bimanual motor sequences
19:4, p. 1405 - 1416 2003