&gt; Sports medicine seems to forget about the placebo effect.<p>Well, people who make gadgets are well aware of it - and use it to make a LOT of money :)<p>On the other hand, sports performance is 50% mental. If wearing one green sock and one red socks makes you think you are faster, then why not?  You may really be faster.<p>I am not sure I would want a FDA Like body over sports gadgets.
* These sunglasses have NOT been shown in blind studies to make you run 5% faster. Any statements along those lines are by paid actors.