Table 1.

ADC values of 5 lumbar intervertebral discs before and after high-load deadlift exercise

Disc level	ADC (×10−3 mm2/s)		Effect size (d)
	Pre	Post
L1/2	1.77 (0.09)	1.72 (0.09)*	0.56
L2/3	1.79 (0.06)	1.75 (0.05)*	0.72
L3/4	1.82 (0.04)	1.77 (0.05)*	1.1
L4/5	1.83 (0.06)	1.74 (0.07)*	1.38
L5/S1	1.85 (0.13)	1.73 (0.1)*	1.04

^*P < 0.01, Pre vs. Post. Mean (± SD).

ADC, apparent diffusion coefficient.