03/06/2026
🎉Congratulations Nate Coomer!
Nate is the visionary behind The Parkinson's Fitness Project (TPFP)—founding a mission-driven practice built solely around the unique needs of people living with Parkinson’s. Under his leadership, TPFP has become a lifeline for our Parkinson's community. From first assessment to follow-up, his care model centers the whole person and the realities of day-to-day life with PD.
Nate’s impact reaches beyond his Seattle and Bellevue clinics through educational outreach for families and training for other therapists, expanding Parkinson’s-specific expertise across our region. His programs target gait, balance, strength, and cognition while staying practical, motivating, and achievable.
The results are felt in bodies and in hearts. As one family shared, “From the moment you walk in the door, you are treated with total acceptance, no matter what your abilities or limitations are.” Another noted, “The positive experience my husband gets from his sessions at TPFP makes a huge impact not only on his physical ability, but also on his mood and his determination to keep active and stay ahead of the disease.”
This is “strength in optimism, hope in progress” made real through hands-on care that leads to measurable gains and helps people reclaim confidence, capability, and purpose.
We are grateful for Nate’s tireless commitment to keeping our Parkinson’s community active, informed, and empowered—and honored to recognize him as this year’s Optimism Award – Service Provider recipient.
