Understanding 足はこの程度なら医者に行くほどのこともない。


The sentence

> 足はこの程度なら医者に行くほどのこと **も** ない。

translates to

> If your foot is only **this bad** , there's no need to go to the doctor.

**Questions:**

  1. Where does the notion of "this bad" come from? Purely from sentence context? Or does the word "程度" imply "degree [of badness]"?
  2. What nuance is the "も" adding to the sentence? Is it something like: "...you don't need to _also_ go to the doctor"?




>   1. Where does the notion of "this bad" come from?
>

It's from この程度, which literally is "this much", "this degree" or "this
extent". More verbosely, this could have been この程度の悪さ ("this degree of
badness").

>   2. What nuance is the "も" adding to the sentence?
>

This is も used to make the sentence sound reserved. See this question:
[Meaning of く も in this
sentence](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/65646/5010)

