Embodiments include an apparatus for preventing hyper-flexion of a joint including a sleeve having a first end and a second end and a first portion and a second portion, a first pad associated with the first portion of the sleeve, where the first pad is is selectively removable from a first covering, a second pad associated with the second portion of the sleeve, the second pad being retained within a second covering, where the first pad is spaced apart from the second pad by a distance, an angle of engagement, where the angle of engagement is a predetermined angle at which the first pad engages the second pad to resist further motion and to prevent hyper-flexion of the joint, and where the first pad retained within the first covering is selectively replaceable with a first alternate pad.