A recent study based on Washington state workers found that only 1.5 percent of those who visited a doctor of chiropractic first for work-related back pain later went on to have surgery, compared to 42.7 percent of those who saw a surgeon first.  If you want to decrease the likelihood of needing surgery for your back injury, seek treatment first from a Chiropractic doctor.

Low back pain is the single leading cause of disability worldwide

It is estimated that as many as 80% of the population will experience a back problem at some point in their lives. 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23238486