I know it sucks, but it’s really important to take enough time off when you’re hurt! It’s better to miss a couple days of practicing than to miss a couple months because you’ve aggravated a minor injury into a major problem.

The typical formula for treating an injury is RICE –> Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation. Those will all help to reduce inflammation and allow an injury to heal faster. Rest doesn’t necessarily mean you have to completely stop being active though, as yogabeachbabe pointed out. Depending on the type of injury, there may be things you can work on that won’t strain your injured area. For example, since you mentioned this, if your injury is primarily focused in one forearm, this might be a good time to practice doing spins using your other arm. This is actually what I ended up doing! I injured my right shoulder (and I’m right handed), so I ended up working on all my spins left handed for a couple weeks. I’m really good on my non-dominant hand now! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif

Best of luck with the injury, and try try try to resist the temptation to get back on your pole before your body is ready!