Elbow pads are protective padded gear worn on the elbows to protect them against injury during a fall or a strike. Elbow pads are worn by many athletes, especially cyclists, roller skaters, skateboarders and volleyball players. This article is about padding in fashion. ... Elbow redirects here. ... Injury is damage or harm caused to the structure or function of the body caused by an outside agent or force, which may be physical or chemical. ... Cycling is a recreation, a transport across land. ... The classic (pre-inline) quad roller skate design of four wheels in a rectangular pattern. ... A skateboarder performing a frontside lipslide. ... Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms, or (rarely) other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and forth over the net. ...