What is pinched leg syndrome? Clamped leg syndrome is a group of symptoms characterized by recurrent habitual movements in children, with repeated crossed legs, forceful joining together, twisting of the buttocks, tense expressions, and flushed faces. The child may be conscious during the episode and the episode may stop when called by a bystander, which may be related to masturbation but is not accompanied by sexual awareness. This disease can occur for a number of reasons. It is important to see if there are any other conditions on the child’s legs or vulva, such as the presence of pinworms, eczema or friction caused by tight pants. It is important to keep the child’s vulva clean and avoid excessive scrubbing, as well as whether the sympathetic nerve stress is increased due to calcium deficiency. Individual children may be lack of maternal love or suffer from discrimination, can not be satisfied emotionally, through their own stimulation to vent the situation. If parents see a child with leg-holding syndrome, do not be overly nervous, because excessive tension and a tough attitude will increase the child’s further reinforcement of this behavior, bringing adverse effects, do not be overly anxious. The treatment is mainly psychological treatment, behavioral guidance, and this condition may sometimes be a physiological transient change in the growth process of children, until a certain age this condition will slowly disappear.