Warping in an out of focus background post grade

Hi there
I have finished grading in Color and sent back to Final Cut Pro. There was noise and 'warping' (areas changing) in an out of focus background.
I have applied noise reduction plugins that have seemed to work, but the warping is still very much there.
I have also tried placing another copy of the video above the original in the soft light composite mode and dropping the opacity, yet to no avail.
Has anyone any other suggestions?
Would be incredibly grateful as deadline is fast approaching...
Thank you.

Sorry it was quite random.
The areas are the shadows, and lighter areas of greenery in a park. Because of this background being out of focus, I think Color is picking up a limited range of information.
The 'warping' I previously described is actually these areas getting smaller and larger when there is movement (slow tracking) in the camera.
It is very complicated to describe, I just thought someone might have found this before when grading a slow moving shot with an out of focus background.
Thanks

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