Full Ball & Socket Joint Description. [Continued from above] . . . In the shoulder joint, the spherical head of the humerus (upper arm bone) fits into the glenoid cavity of the scapula (shoulder blade). The glenoid cavity is a small and shallow cavity that permits the shoulder joint the greatest range of motion in the human body.
Lumbar lordosis refers to the inward curvature of the spine just above the buttocks. The National Institutes of Health reports that lordosis is caused by spondylolisthesis. Spondylolisthesis is a condition in which a spinal bone slips out of its normal space and onto the bone below it.
Scoliosis can affect the normal lordotic curvature in the neck. Cervical spondylolisthesis is a major source of reversed lordotic curvature. Severe disc pathologies can facilitate a gradual loss or reversal of cervical lordosis.Vertebral irregularities, such as wedging, can definitely contribute to lordotic alteration.eversal of Cervical Lordosis Causes. The spinal curvature in the neck is constantly in flux to some degree. Congenital conditions and developmental conditions can have lasting effects on the natural degree of curvature typically demonstrated from patient to patient.